ISSN:
1572-9567
Keywords:
bromomethanes
;
bromomethyl radicals
;
enthalpies of formation
;
thermodynamic properties
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Thermochemical data on volatile organic compounds containing bromine are needed for atmospheric modeling, in view of their ozone depletion potential upon photodissociation and the release of atomic bromine. Yet even for the bromomethane series, with the exception of CH3Br, thermodynamic properties are not well established. Similarly, structural and thermochemical information on brominated methyl radicals is incomplete or not available. In this paper we have adopted a computational approach to obtain this needed information. Equilibrium geometries for the molecules CH4−n Br n (n = 0–4) and radicals CH3−m Br m (m = 0–3) were optimized at both HF/6-31G* and MP2/6-31G* levels of theory. Moments of inertia, harmonic vibrational frequencies, and thermodynamic functions were determined at the HF/6-31G* level. Electron correlation contributions were performed by single-point calculations at both second- and fourth-order Møller–Plesset perturbation theory for derived MP2/6-31G*geometries. Enthalpies of formation were obtained from a consideration of applicable isodesmic reactions using the derived MP4/6-31G**//MP2/6-31G* total energies in conjunction with experimentally established enthalpies of formation for CH3Br, CH4, and CH3. These data were then used in the determination of $$\Delta {\rm H}^ \circ _{{\text{f, T}}} ,{\text{ }}\Delta G^ \circ _{{\text{f,T}}} ,{\text{ and }}K_{f,\Upsilon } $$ and K f, T for all species over the temperature range 0 to 1500K. A comparison was made to the existing standard enthalpies of formation at 298 K, both experimentally measured and theoretically estimated, for CH2Br2, CHBr3, CBr4, CH2Br•, CHBr2•, and CBr3•.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022670318235
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