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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 315-323 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Theoretical Chemistry Accounts |
Volume | 118 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |