On the kinetic mechanism of reactions of hydroxyl radical with CHF 2CH3 - N F n (n = 1-3)

Yue Meng Ji, Ze Sheng Li*, Jing Yao Liu

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Abstract

The potential energy surfaces of the reactions CHF2CH 3 - n F n (n = 1-3) + OH were investigated by MPWB1K and BMC-CCSD (single-point) methods. Furthermore, with the aid of canonical variational transition state theory including the small-curvature tunneling correction, the rate constants of the title reactions were calculated over a wide temperature range of 220-1,500 K. Agreement between the CVT/SCT rate constants and the experimental values is good. Our results show that the order of rate constants is CHF2CH2F + OH > CHF 2CHF2 + OH > CHF2CF3 + OH. For reaction CHF2CH2F + OH, the 1-H-abstraction channel dominates the reaction at the whole temperature, while 2-H-abstraction channel appears to be competitive with the increase of temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)315-323
Number of pages9
JournalTheoretical Chemistry Accounts
Volume118
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2007
Externally publishedYes

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Ji, Y. M., Li, Z. S., & Liu, J. Y. (2007). On the kinetic mechanism of reactions of hydroxyl radical with CHF 2CH3 - N F n (n = 1-3). Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 118(2), 315-323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00214-007-0260-3