Abstract
The radical-radical reaction between CN (2Σ) and O2 (3Σg) has been theoretically investigated at the UCCSD(T)/6-311+G(d)//UB3LYP/6-31+G(d) level. This reaction proceeds most likely through the doublet CNO2 potential energy surface (PES) initiated by the carbon-to-oxygen attack leading to the linear NCOO (2A″) radical, followed by the direct oxygen-oxygen single-bond cleavage leading to (A) OCN (2Σ) + O (3P), or by the sequential three-centered isomerizations and final dissociations leading to (B) CO (1Σ) + NO (2π) and (C) CO2 (1Σg) + N (2D). This study may be helpful for understanding the combustion chemistry of nitrogen-containing compounds.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 304-309 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 353 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 19 Feb 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |