Thermal isomerization and decomposition of 1,2-butadiene in shock waves

1,2-Butadiene diluted with Ar was heated behind reflected shock waves over the temperature and the total density range of 1100–1600 K and 1.36 × 10^?5 ? 1.75 × 10^?5 mol/cm³. The major products were 1,3-butadiene, 1-butyne, 2-butyne, vinylacetylene, diacetylene, allene, propyne, C₂H₆, C₂H₄, CH₄, and benzene, which were analyzed by gas chromatography. The UV kinetic absorption spectroscopy at 230 nm showed that 1,2-butadiene rapidly isomerizes to 1,3-butadiene from the initial stage of the reaction above 1200 K. In order to interpret the formation of 1,3-butadiene, 1-butyne, and 2-butyne, it was necessary to include the parallel isomerizations of 1,2-butadiene to these isomers. The present data were successfuly modeled with a 82 reaction mechanism. From the modeling, rate constant expressions were derived for the isomerization 1,2-butadiene = 1,3-butadiene to be k₃ = 2.5 × 10¹³ exp(?63 kcal/RT) s^?1 and for the decomposition 1,2-butadiene = C₃H₃ + CH₃ to be k₆ = 2.0 × 10¹⁵ exp(?75 kcal/RT) s^?1, where the activation energies, 63 kcal/mol and 75 kcal/mol, were assumed. These rate constants are only applicable under the present experimental conditions, 1100–1600 K and 1.23–2.30 atm. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Thermal decomposition of propane in shock waves

The thermal decomposition of propane was studied behind reflected shock waves over the temperature range 1100–1450 K and the pressure range 1.5–2.6 atm, by both monitoring the time variations of absorption at 3.39 μm and analyzing the concentrations of the reacted gas mixtures. The rate constants of the elementary reactions were discussed from the results. The rate constant expressions, k₁ = 1.1 × 10¹⁶ exp (?84 kcal/RT) s^?1 and k₄ = 9.3 × 10¹³ exp(?8 kcal/RT) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1, of reactions C₃H₈ → CH₃ + C₂H₅ and C₃H₈ + H → n-C₃H₇ + H₂ were evaluated, respectively.     

Pyrolysis of vinylacetylene between 300 and 450°C

Vinylacetylene was pyrolyzed at 300–450°C in a packed and an unpacked static reactor with a pinhole bleed to a quadrupole mass spectrometer. The reactant and C₈H₈ products were monitored continuously during a reaction by mass spectrometry. In some runs, the products were also analyzed by gas chromatography after the run. In these runs CH₄, C₂H₆, C₃H₆, and C₂H₄ were also detected. The reaction for vinylacetylene removal and C₈H₈ formation is homogeneous, second order in reactant, and independent of the presence of a large excess of N₂ or He. However, C₈H₈ formation is about half-suppressed by the addition of the free-radical scavengers NO or O₂. The rate coefficient for total vinylacetylene removal is 1.7 × 10⁶ exp(?79 ± 13 kJ/mol RT) L/mol · s. The major reaction for C₄H₄ removal is polymerization. In addition four C₈H₈ isomers, carbon, and small hydrocarbons are formed. The three major C₈H₈ isomers are styrene, cyclooctatetraene (COT), and 1,5? dihydropentalene (DHP). The C₈H₈ compounds are formed by both molecular and free-radical processes in a second-order process with an overall k ? 3 × 10⁸ exp(?122 kJ/mol RT) L/mol · s (average of packed and unpacked cell results). The molecular process occurs with an overall k = 8.5 × 10⁷ exp (?118 kJ/mol RT) L/mol · s. The COT, DHP, and an unidentified isomer (d), are formed exclusively in molecular processes with respective rate coefficients of 4.4 × 10⁴ exp(?77 kJ/mol RT), 1.7 × 10⁵ exp(?89 kJ/mol RT), and 3.1 × 10⁹ exp(? 148 kJ/mol RT) L/mol · s. The styrene is formed both by a direct free-radical process and by isomerization of COT.     

The relaxation of HCl(ν = 1) and DCl(ν = 1) by O atoms between 196 and 400 K

The rates of relaxation of HCl(ν = 1) and DCl(ν = 1) by atomic oxygen have been determined between 196 and 400 K using the laser induced vibrational fluorescence method. The values of the rate constants, κ_1,H and κ_1,D, can be matched quite well by Arrhenius expressions: κ_1,H = 6.2 × 10^?12 exp (?1.0₅ kcal mole^?1/RT) cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 and κ_1,D = 2.9 × 10^?12 exp (?0.5 kcal mole^?1/RT) cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1. The most likely explanation of the absolute and relative magnitudes of these rate constants appears to be that relaxation occurs as a result of non-adiabatic vibronic transitions during collisions.     

Ozone–olefin reactions in the gas phase 1. Rate constants and activation energies

Reactions of ozone with simple olefins have been studied between 6 and 800 mtorr total pressure in a 220-m³ reactor. Rate constants for the removal of ozone by an excess of olefin in the presence of 150 mtorr oxygen were determined over the temperature range 280 to 360° K by continuous optical absorption measurements at 2537 Å. The technique was tested by measuring the rate constants k₁ and k₂ of the reactions (1) NO + O₃ → NO₂ + O₂ and (2) NO₂ + O₃ rarr; NO₃ + O₂ which are known from the literature. The results for NO, NO₂, C₂H₄, C₃H₆, 2-butene (mixture of the isomers), 1,3→butadiene, isobutene, and 1,1 -difluoro-ethylene are 1.7 × 10^{?1 4} (290°K), 3.24 × 10^?17 (289°K), 1.2 × 10^{?1 4} exp (–4.95 ± 0.20/RT), 1.1 × 10^{?1 4} exp (–3.91 ± 0.20/RT), 0.94 × 10^{?1 4} exp ( –2.28 ± 0.15/RT), 5.45 ± 10^{?1 4} exp ( –5.33 ± 0.20/RT), 1.8 ×10^?17 (283°K), and 8 × 10^?20 cm³/molecule ·s(290°K). Productformation from the ozone–propylene reaction was studied by a mass spectrometric technique. The stoichiometry of the reaction is near unity in the presence of molecular oxygen.     

High‐temperature dissociation of ethyl radicals and ethyl iodide

The decomposition of ethyl iodide and subsequent dissociation of ethyl radicals have been investigated behind incident shock waves in a diaphragmless shock tube by laser‐schlieren (LS) densitometry (1150–1870 K, 55 ± 2 Torr and 123 ± 3 Torr). The LS density‐gradient profiles were simulated assuming that the initial dissociation of C₂H₅I proceeded by 87% C–I fission and 13% HI elimination. Excellent agreement was found between the simulations and experimental profiles. Rate coefficients for the C–I scission reaction were obtained and show strong falloff. Gorin model RRKM (Rice, Ramsperger, Kassel, and Marcus) calculations are in excellent agreement with the experimental data with E₀ = 55.0 kcal/mol, which is in very good agreement with recent thermochemical measurements and evaluations. However, E₀ is approximately 2.7 kcal/mol higher than previous estimates. First‐order rate coefficients for dissociation of C₂H₅I were determined to be k_55Torr = 8.65 × 10⁶⁸ T^?16.65 exp(?37,890/T) s^?1, k_123Torr = 3.01 × 10⁶⁹ T^?16.68 exp(?38,430/T) s^?1, k_∞ = 2.52 × 10¹⁹ T^?1.01 exp(?28,775/T) s^?1. Rates of dissociation for ethyl radicals were also obtained, and these are in very good agreement with theoretical predictions (Miller J. A. and Klippenstein S. J. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2004, 6, 1192–1202). The simulations show that at low temperatures ethyl radicals are consumed through recombination reactions as well as dissociation, whereas at high temperatures, dissociation dominates. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 44: 433–443, 2012     

Temperature dependence of the reaction rate constants for O(3P) atoms with C2H4, C3H6 and NO(M = N2O), determined by a modulation technique

Rate constants for the reaction of O(³P) atoms with C₃H₄, C₃H₆ and NO(M = N₂O) have been measured over the temperature range 300–392°K using a modulation-phase shift technique. The Arrhenius expressions obtained are:C₂H₄, k₂ = 3.37 × 10⁹ exp[?(1270 ± 200)/RT]liter mole^?1 sec^?1,C₃H₆, k₂ = 2.08 × 10⁹ exp[?(0 ± 300)/RT]liter mole^?1 sec^?1,NO(M = N₂O), k₁ = 9.6 × 10⁹ exp[(900 ± 200/RT]liter² mole^?2 sec^?1.These temperature dependencies of k₂ are in good agreement with recent flash photolysis-resonance flourescence measurements, although lower than previous literature values.     

Thermal decomposition of chlorofluoromethyl peroxynitrates

The thermal decomposition of CCl₃O₂NO₂,CCl₂FO₂NO₂, and CClF₂O₂NO₂ was studied in a temperature-controlled 420 l reaction chamber using in situ detection of peroxynitrates by long-path IR absorption. The temperature dependence of the unimolecular dissociation rate constants was determined at total pressures of 10 and 800 mbar in nitrogen as buffer gas, and the pressure dependence was measured at 273 K between 10 and 800 mbar. In Troe's notation, the data are represented by the following values for the limiting low and high pressure rate constants k₀/[N₂] and k_∞ and the fall-off curvature parameter F_c (in units of cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1, s^?1): CCl₃O₂NO₂,k₀/[N₂] = 6.3 × 10^?3 exp(?85.1 kJ · mol^?1/RT), k_∞ = 4.8 × 10¹⁶ exp(?98.3 kJ · mol^?1/RT), F_c = 0.22; CCl₂FO₂NO₂, k₀/[N₂] = 1.01× 10^?2 exp(?90.3 kJ · mol^?1/RT), k_∞ = 6.6 × 10¹⁶ exp(?101.8 kJ · mol^?1/RT), F_c = 0.28; and CClF₂O₂NO₂, k₀/[N₂] = 1.80 × 10^?3 exp(?87.3 kJ · mol^?1/RT), k_∞ = 1.60 × 10¹⁶exp(?99.7 kJ · mol^?1/RT), F_c = 0.30. From these dissociation rate constants and recently measured rate constants for the reverse reaction (see Caralp, Lesclaux, Rayez, Rayez, and Forst [19]), bond energies (=ΔH) of 100, 103, and 104 kJ/mol were derived for the RO₂–NO₂ bonds in CCl₃O₂NO₂, CCl₂FO₂NO₂, and CClF₂O₂NO₂, respectively. The kinetic and thermochemical parameters of these decomposition reactions are compared with those of the dissociation of other peroxynitrates. Atmospheric implications of the thermal stability of chlorofluoromethyl peroxynitrates are briefly discussed.     

Study of the reactions of oxygen atoms with carbonothioicdichloride,carbonothioicdifluoride, and tetrafluoro-1,3-dithietane

The reactions of ground-state oxygen atoms with carbonothioicdichloride, carbonothioicdifluoride, and tetrafluoro-1,3-dithietane have been studied in a crossed molecular jet reactor in order to determine the initial reaction products and in a fast-flow reactor in order to determine their overall rate constants at temperatures between 250 and 500 K. These rate constants are??(O + C₂CS) =(3.09 ± 0.54) × 10^?11 exp(+115 ± 106 cal/mol/RT),??(O + F₂CS) = (1.22 ± 0.19) × 10^?11 exp(-747 ± 95 cal/mol/RT), and??(O + F₄C₂S₂) = (2.36 ± 0.52) × 10^?11 exp(-1700 ± 128 cal/mol/RT) cm³/molec˙sec. The detected reaction products and their rate constants indicate that the primary reaction mechanism is the electrophilic addition of the oxygen atom to the sulfur atom contained in the reactant molecule to form an energy-rich adduct which then decomposes by C-S bond cleavage.     

Quantum chemical/vRRKM study on the thermal decomposition of cyclopentadiene

Thermal decomposition of cyclopentadiene to c‐C₅H₅ (cyclopentadienyl radical) + H (1) and the reverse bimolecular reaction (?1) are studied quantum‐chemically at the G2M level of theory. The dissociation pathway has been mapped out following the minimum energy path on the potential energy surface (PES) calculated by the density functional UB3LYP/6‐311G(d,p) method. Using isodesmic reaction analysis, the standard enthalpy of formation for c‐C₅H₅ is found to be 62.5 ± 1.3 kcal mol^?1, and the c‐C₅H₅? H bond dissociation energy is estimated as D°₂₉₈(c‐C₅H₅? H) = 82.5 ± 0.9 kcal mol^?1, in excellent agreement with the recent experimental values. Variational rate constants are computed on the basis of a scaled UB3LYP dissociation potential that fits the isodesmic/experimental enthalpy of Reaction (1). At the high pressure limit, k₁^∞ = 1.55 × 10¹⁸ T^?0.8 exp(?42300/T) s^?1 and k_?1^∞ = 2.67 × 10¹⁴ exp(?245/T) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1. The fall‐off effects are evaluated by a weak collision master equation/RRKM analysis. Calculated T, P‐dependent rate constants are in very good agreement with the most reliable experimental measurements. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 36: 139–151 2004     

Kinetic model of induced codeposition of Ni-Mo alloys

The kinetic model of induced codeposition of nickel-molybdenum alloys from ammoniun citrate solution was studied on rotating disk electrodes to predict the behavior of the electrode-position. The molybdate (MoO42-) could be firstly electro-chemically reduced to MoO2, and subsequently undergoes a chemical reduction with atomic hydrogen previously adsorbed on the inducing metal nickel to form molybdenum in alloys. The kinetic equations were derived, and the kinetic parameters were obtained from a comparison of experimental results and the kinetic equations. The electrochemical rate constants for discharge of nickel, molybdenum and water could been expressed as k1(E) = 1. 23 × 109 CNi exp( - 0.198FE/RT) mol/(dm2·s), k2(E) =3.28× 10-10 CMoexp( - 0. 208FE/ RT) mol/(dm2·s) and k3(E) = 1.27 × 10-6exp( - 0.062FE/ RT) mol/(dm2 · s), where CNi and CMo are the concentrations of the nickel ion and molybdate, respectively, and E is the applied potential vs. saturated calomel electrode (SCE). The codeposition p     

Kinetics of hydroxyl radical reactions with formaldehyde and 1,3,5-trioxane between 290 and 600 K

Absolute rate constants are measured for the reactions: OH + CH₂O, over the temperature range 296–576 K and for OH + 1,3,5-trioxane over the range 292–597 K. The technique employed is laser photolysis of H₂O₂ or HNO₃ to produce OH, and laser-induced fluorescence to directly monitor the relative OH concentration. The results fit the following Arrhenius equations: k (CH₂O) = (1.66 ± 0.20) × 10^?11 exp[?(170 ± 80)/RT] cm³ s^?1 and k(1,3,5-trioxane) = (1.36 ± 0.20) × 10^?11 exp[?(460 ± 100)/RT] cm³ s^?1. The transition-state theory is employed to model the OH + CH₂O reaction and extrapolate into the combustion regime. The calculated result covering 300 to 2500 K can be represented by the equation: k(CH₂O) = 1.2 × 10^?18 T^2.46 exp(970/RT) cm³ s^?1. An estimate of 91 ± 2 kcal/mol is obtained for the first C? H bond in 1,3,5-trioxane by using a correlation of C? H bond strength with measured activation energies.     

Kinetics and mechanism of atmospheric reactions of partially fluorinated alcohols

Gas-phase reactions typical of the Earth’s atmosphere have been studied for a number of partially fluorinated alcohols (PFAs). The rate constants of the reactions of CF₃CH₂OH, CH₂FCH₂OH, and CHF₂CH₂OH with fluorine atoms have been determined by the relative measurement method. The rate constant for CF₃CH₂OH has been measured in the temperature range 258–358 K (k = (3.4 ± 2.0) × 10¹³exp(?E/RT) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1, where E = ?(1.5 ± 1.3) kJ/mol). The rate constants for CH₂FCH₂OH and CHF₂CH₂OH have been determined at room temperature to be (8.3 ± 2.9) × 10¹³ (T = 295 K) and (6.4 ± 0.6) × 10¹³ (T = 296 K) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1, respectively. The rate constants of the reactions between dioxygen and primary radicals resulting from PFA + F reactions have been determined by the relative measurement method. The reaction between O₂ and the radicals of the general formula C₂H₂F₃O (CF₃CH₂? and CF₃?HOH) have been investigated in the temperature range 258–358 K to obtain k = (3.8 ± 2.0) × 10⁸exp(?E/RT) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1, where E = ?(10.2 ± 1.5) kJ/mol. For the reaction between O₂ and the radicals of the general formula C₂H₄FO (? HFCH₂O, CH₂F?HOH, and CH₂FCH₂?) at T = 258–358 K, k = (1.3 ± 0.6) × 10¹¹exp(?E/RT) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1, where E = ?(5.3 ± 1.4) kJ/mol. The rate constant of the reaction between O₂ and the radicals with the general formula C₂H₃F₂O (?F₂CH₂O, CHF₂?HOH, and CHF₂CH₂?) at T = 300 K is k = 1.32 × 10¹¹ cm³ mol^?1 s^?1. For the reaction between NO and the primary radicals with the general formula C₂H₂F₃O (CF₃CH₂? and CF₃?HOH), which result from the reaction CF₃CH₂OH + F, the rate constant at 298 K is k = 9.7 × 10⁹ cm³ mol^?1 s^?1. The experiments were carried out in a flow reactor, and the reaction mixture was analyzed mass-spectrometrically. A mechanism based on the results of our studies and on the literature data has been suggested for the atmospheric degradation of PFAs.     

High temperature pyrolysis of 1,5-cyclooctadiene and 4-vinylcyclohexene in shock waves

1,5-cyclooctadiene or 4-vinylcyclohexene mixture diluted with argon was heated to temperatures in the range 880–1230 K behind reflected shock waves. Profiles of IR-laser absorption were measured at 3.39 μm. From these profiles, rate constants k₁ and k₂ for the decyclization reactions 1,5-cyclooctadiene → biradical and 4-vinylcyclohexene → biradical were evaluated as k₁ = 5.2 × 10¹⁴ exp(?48.3 kcal/RT) s^?1 and k₂ = 3.5 × 10¹⁴ exp(?55.3 kcal/RT) s^?1, respectively. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Germane decomposition: Kinetic and thermochemical data

Rate constants for the two stages of germane dissociation (GeH₄ → GeH₂ + H₂(I) and GeH₂ → Ge + H₂(II) have been derived from the studies of the chemiluminescence kinetics during germane dissociation in the presence of nitrous oxide behind shock waves at 1060–1300 K and the full density equal to ～10^?5 mol/cm³. Analysis in terms of the RRKM model gave the following expressions for the rate constants of these reactions in the high and low pressure limits: k _{1, ∞} = 2.0 × 10¹⁴exp(?208.0/RT) s^?1; k _{1, 0} = 1.7 × 10¹⁸(1000/T)^3.85exp(?208.0/RT) cm³/(mol s); and k _{2, 0} = 2.8 × 10¹⁵(1000/T)^1.32exp(?135.0/RT) cm³/(mol s). The results, in combination with the available enthalpies of formation of radical GeH₂, show that the back reaction for stage (I) has an energy barrier of about 66 kJ/mol.     

The NO- and NO2-catalyzed decomposition of I2 in shock waves

Measurements of the NO-catalyzed dissociation of I₂ in Ar in incident shock waves were carried out in the temperature range of 700°-1520°K and at total concentrations of 5 × 10^?6-6 × 10^?5 mol/cm³, using ultraviolet-visible absorption techniques to monitor the disappearance of I₂. It was shown that the main reaction responsible for the disappearance under these conditions is I₂ + NO → INO + I, for which a rate coefficient of (2.9 ± 0.5) × 10¹³ exp[-(18.0 ± 0.6 kcal/mol)/RT] cm²/mol·sec was determined. The INO formed dissociates rapidly in a subsequent reaction. The reaction, therefore, constitutes a “chemical model” for a “thermal collisional release mechanism.” Preliminary measurements of the rate coefficient for I₂ + NO₂ → INO₂ + I are also presented. Combined with information on the reverse reactions obtained in earlier room temperature experiments, these results lead to accurate values of ΔH°_f for INO and INO₂ equal to 29.7 ± 0.5 and 15.9 ± 1 kcal/mol, respectively.     

High temperature pyrolysis of methane in shock waves. Rates for dissociative recombination reactions of methyl radicals and for propyne formation reaction

The pyrolysis of 2% CH₄ and 5% CH₄ diluted with Ar was studied using both a single–pulse and time–resolved spectroscopic methods over the temperature range 1400–2200 K and pressure range 2.3–3.7 atm. The rate constant expressions for dissociative recombination reactions of methyl radicals, CH₃ + CH₃ → C₂H₅ + H and CH₃ + CH₃ → C₂H₄ + H₂, and for C₃H₄ formation reaction were investigated. The simulation results required considerably lower value than that reported for CH₃ + CH₃ → C₂H₄ + H₂. Propyne formation was interpreted well by reaction C₂H₂ + CH₃ → P-C₃H₄ + H with ?? = 6.2 × ¹⁰12 exp(?17 kcal/RT) ^cm3 mol^?1 s^?1.     

The reaction of CF3Cl and H2 in shock waves

CF₃ClH₂ mixtures highly diluted with Ar were heated to 1400–1600 K behind reflected shock waves. The HCl emission was followed in order to determine the rate constant (k₁) of the reaction, CF₃Cl + M  CF3 + Cl + M, and k₁ = 2.1 × 10¹⁷ exp(?75000/RT) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1 was computed.     

CF3Br?H2 reaction in shock waves

CF₃Br? H₂ mixtures highly diluted with Ar were studied by using a time-resolved IR-emission of HBr and a gas-chromatography for reaction products. The temperature range covered was 1000–1600 K and the total pressure behind the reflected shock waves used was 1.2–2.6 atm. CF₃H, C₂F₆, and C₂F₄ were produced and the yields of these products were determined as a function of temperature. The main product under our experimental conditions was CF₃H. The mechanism and the rate constants of CF₃Br? H₂ reaction at high temperatures were discussed. The experimental data was satisfactorily modeled using a 14-reaction mechanism. Reaction (5) played an important role in the formation of CF₃H together with reaction (4). The rate constant expression k₅ = 2.2 × 10¹³ exp(?12 kcal/RT) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1 gave the best agreement between the calculated and observed results. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Dissociation rate measurements in SO2 + Ar mixtures behind incident shock waves

Dissociation rates of SO₂ in SO₂ + Ar mixtures at 6%, 11%, 15% and 20% of SO₂ were measured behind incident shock waves over a temperature range 4000–6000 K at initial pressures 1.0 to 2.5 Torr. The recorded laser schlieren signals exhibited two exponentials, the faster one due to vibrational relaxation and the slower one due to dissociation. The initial dissociation rate was calculated from the value of the density gradient at the point of intersection of the two exponentials. A least-squares analysis of the experimental data yielded the following empirical relations: k_SO2Ar = 3.34 × 10¹⁵ exp(?107.6 kcal mole^?1/RT) cm³/mole s, k_SO2SO2 = 5.02 × 10¹⁴ exp(?66.6 kcal mole^?1 kcal mole^?1/RT) cm³/mole s.