Isomerization reaction and kinetics of dihydro-tetrazine

Xiao Qing Niu*, Jian Guo Zhang, Kun Wang, Shao Wen Zhang, Yuan Jie Shu, Tong Lai Zhang, Zun Ning Zhou, Li Yang

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Abstract

The mechanism of hydrogen transfer isomerization reactions for dihydro-tetrazine is studied by Gaussian03 program. The optimized structures and the frequencies of all the stationary points are calculated at the B3LYP/6-311 + +G** level. The minimum-energy paths are obtained by using the intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) theory. The reaction potential energy curve is obtained by CCSD (T)/6-311 + + G** level. The rate constants are evaluated over a wide temperature region from 200 to 2 500 K using TST, TST/Eckart, CVT, CVT/ SCT, and CVT/ZCT theories. Analysis of the energetic parameters indicates that the reaction is an endothermic and unspontaneous process at the room temperature. The obtained results indicate that the variational effects are small over the whole temperature range, while the tunneling effects are remarkable at low temperature (200K<T <500K).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-38
Number of pages5
JournalHuozhayao Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Explosives and Propellants
Volume33
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Keywords

  • Dihydro-tetrazine
  • Isomerization reactions
  • Kinetics
  • Physical chemistry
  • Potential energy surface
  • Rate constants
  • Transition states

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