Abstract
The dynamical properties of the hydrogen abstraction reactions of CHF2CHF2/CHF2CF3 + X in the temperature range 200-1500 K are investigated theoretically. The minimum energy paths (MEPs) of both reactions are calculated at the MP2/6-311G(d,p) level, and the energies along the MEPs are further refined at the G3(MP2) (single-point) level. 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. Agreement between the CVT/SCT rate constants and the experimental values is good. The rate constants may relate with the hardness η of the haloethane molecules.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-24 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM |
| Volume | 808 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ab initio calculations
- Gas-phase reactions
- Kinetics