The kinetics of the reactions of methyl radicals with Br2, Cl2, and BrCl

A general competitive method is described for the study of the kinetics of the reactions of radicals with halogens and interhalogen compounds in the gas phase. The method is applied to the reactions over the temperature range of 48°–199°C. It is found that where Θ=2.303RT J/mol. Also There is no correlation between differences in activation energies and differences in enthalpy changes for these reactions, but polar effects may be important in reactions (7) and (8).