Experimental and Computational Studies of the Phenyl Radical Reaction with Allene

Autor: I. V. Tokmakov, Ming-Chang Lin, J. Park
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 111:6881-6889
ISSN: 1520-5215
1089-5639
DOI: 10.1021/jp0708502
Popis: The kinetics for the gas-phase reaction of phenyl radicals with allene has been measured by cavity ring-down spectrometry (CRDS), and the mechanism and initial product branching have been elucidated with the help of quantum-chemical calculations. The absolute rate constant measured by the CRDS technique can be expressed by the following Arrhenius equation: kallene (T=301-421 K)=(4.07+/-0.38)x10(11) exp[-(1865+/-85)/T] cm3 mol(-1) s(-1). Theoretical calculations, employing high level G2M energetic and IRCMax(RCCSD(T)//B3LYP-DFT) molecular parameters, indicate that under our experimental conditions the most preferable reaction channel is the addition of phenyl radicals to the terminal carbon atoms in allene. Predicted total rate constants agree with the experimental values within 40%. Calculated total and branching rate constants are provided for high-T kinetic modeling.
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