Theoretical Study on the Mechanism of CF2 Reaction with CH2O

The insertion reaction mechanism of CF2 with CH2O was investigated at the B3LYP/6-311G(d)//MP2/6-311G(d) level.The geometric conformations at each stationary point in reaction potential surface were fully optimized and the transition states were verified by intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) and frequency analysis.The energies of all reactants were calculated with CCSD(T)/6-311G(d)//G2MP2 methods.Results indicated that the P1 reaction route with difuoroaldehyde as product is the dominant reaction pathway, which exhibits nucleophilic character.According to NBO analysis, the starting point of insertion reaction is the interaction between carbene LP(C3) and formaldehyde (*(C1-O2).Besides, the thermodynamic and dynamic properties of dominated reaction (1) at different temperature were studied with statistic thermo- dynamic method and Eyring transition state theory adjusted by Wigner means, from which the proper temperature (500～1200 K) of reaction (1) could be estimated.Finally, the thermo- dynamic and dynamic properties of insertion reaction mechanisms (CF2, CX2 (X = Cl, Br) with CH2O) were compared and discussed.