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Notes: Flash photolysis technique has been used to obtain the rate and thermodynamic parameters of the reversible dimerization reactions of a range of ten phenoxy radicals (I-X) in a toluene-dibutylphthalate mixture (0.6 cP ≤η≤18.4 cP): \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm R}^{.} + {\rm R}^{.} {\mathop{{\buildrel{-\!\!\longrightarrow}\over{\longleftarrow}}}\limits_{k_{-1}}^{k_1}}{\rm D} $$\end{document} The main reason for the difference in the k1 values are the different steric hindrances in radicals. It has been found that the values of k1 for 2,6-diphenyl-4-methoxy- (I), 2-phenyl-(III), and 2-methoxyphenoxy (IV) radicals are 3-5 times smaller than the respective diffusion constants calculated according to the Debye formula with regard to the spin-statistical factor: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_{diff} = \sigma \frac{{8{\rm RT}}}{{3000{\rm \eta }}} $$\end{document} The resultant ΔH1≠values for these radicals in toluene and dibutylphthalate are close to the activation energies of the viscous flow of the solvents B. Linear relationships with a slope equal to unity are observed between log k1 and log(T/η). The recombination of radicals I, III, and IV is limited by translational diffusion. The k1 values for 2,6-diphenyl- (VII), 2,6-di-tert-butyl- (IX), and 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenoxy (X) radicals are 10-60 times smaller than kdiff and Δ H≠ B. In the case of radical X in toluene ΔH1≠ 0. The recombination of these three radicals includes an intermediate step of complex formation: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$${{\rm R}^\cdot+{\rm R}^\cdot}{\mathop {{\scriptstyle\longleftarrow}^{\hskip-13pt\longrightarrow}}}{\rm R^\cdot}\ldots {\rm R}^\cdot \rightarrow {\rm D}$$ \end{document} For 4-phenyl- (II), 2,6- dimethoxy- (V), 2,4-diphenyl- (VI), and radicals VII, IX, and X the linear relationships between log k1 and log (T/η) have a slope of from 0.5 ± 0.05 to 0.8 ± 0.05. The k1-1 versus η relationships for these radicals are not straight lines. The recombination of these six radicals is limited by translational and rotational diffusion. With the aid of theoretical models, the k1 versus η relationships have been used to derive the steric factor f in radical recombination and the angle θ between the axis and the solid angle generatrix. The solid angle defines the reaction spot on the radical-sphere surface. The recombination of the 2,6-diphenyl-4-diphenylmethylphenoxy radical (VIII) takes place in the region intermediate between the diffusion and the kinetic ones, and the relationship between log k1 and log (T/η) for this radical has a plateau portion. The log k-1 versus log (T/η) relationships have precisely the same form as the corresponding k1 relationships, which is quite in line with the theory of diffusion-controlled reversible recombination reactions.

Notes: The decomposition of CH3CD2CH3 was studied from 713 to 853 K at pressures of 98-466 torr. The values of k1/k2 = 2.08 ± 0.05 and k3/k4 = 2.04 ± 0.66 were found independent of temperature by measuring the ratios of CH4/CH3D and CH3CHD2/CH3CD3, respectively, for the following reactions:. Isomerization of CH3CDCH3 was detected by measuring CHDCH2 formed from the isomerized radical. The expression of k21/k22 was found to be where k21 and k22 are the rate constants of. The results and conclusions are discussed and compared with previous works.

Notes: A detailed investigation of the mechanism of cyanogen oxidation is presented. Recent induction time measurements of ignition in cyanogen-oxygen-argon mixtures behind reflected shocks are computer modeled to obtain an agreement between the experimental and calculated values. A 15-step reaction scheme is suggested to reproduce the parameters E and βi in the experimental parametric relation: τ = 10αexp(E/RT)IICiβi. An explanation is offered to the very strong dependence of the induction time on the cyanogen concentration and the very weak dependence on the oxygen concentration. The sensitivity spectrum shows that the induction time is highly dependent on the O + C2N2 → NCO + CN and NCO + M → N + CO + M reactions (shortened) and the O + NCO → CO + NO and N + NCO → N2 + CO reactions (increased).

Notes: Atmospheric photodissociation rate coefficients and photodissociation lifetimes for nitromethane, methyl nitrite, and methyl nitrate were calculated as a function of altitude from their measured visible and near ultraviolet photoabsorption cross sections at 298 K. The lifetime of methyl nitrite is nearly independent of altitude and is approximately 2 min. From 0 to 50 km the lifetime of nitromethane varies from 10 to 0.5 hr, while that of methyl nitrate changes from 5.3 to 0.09 days, respectively.

Notes: Ethyl N—methylcarbamate decomposes thermally over the temperature range of 600-650 K by competing first-order reactions, one forming methylamine, carbon dioxide, and ethylene, the other forming methyl isocyanate and ethanol. The first-order rate constants are described in S—1 units by the equations where R = 1.986 cal/deg mol. The appareance of sym—dimethylurea among the products raised the possibility of gas-phase transesterifications. These were ruled out by the study of the reactions of sym-dimethylurea at 604 K which showed its behavior to be well explained by the rapid decomposition in the gas phase which is reversed in the condensation stage in the analysis.

Notes: The law c = c0 exp(—K √t) in the alkyl radical abstraction reaction is affected by neither the matrix annealing nor the way of the radical generation. If the reaction runs at varying temperature, a dimensionless time τ which does determine unambiguously the degree of conversion can be introduced.

Notes: The kinetics of the gamma-radiation induced free radical reactions in carbon tetrachloride solutions of 2,3-dimethylbutane (DMB) were studied in the temperature range 32-118 °C. The kinetics of the following reactions were measured:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{l} {\rm CCl}_3 + {\rm RH} \to {\rm CHCl}_3 + {\rm R} \\ {\rm CCl}_{\rm 3} + {\rm CCl}_{\rm 3} \to {\rm C}_2 {\rm Cl}_6 \\ \end{array} $$\end{document} and the following rate constants expression was obtained:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \log k_2 /k_3^{1/2} (M^{ - 1/2} \sec ^{ - 1/2} )\, = \,(2.40 \pm 0.17) - (6.96 \pm 0.26)/{\rm \theta } $$\end{document}. The activation energy and the A factor obtained are in good agreement with the values obtained at the gaseous phase, considering the activation energy for self-diffusion of CCl4.

Notes: Measurement of the rate of the reaction is reported. The measurements were made in a flow tube apparatus. The result is based on data for the absolute density of OH(v = 0) obtained from laser-induced fluorescence measurements in the (0-0) band of the OH(A2Σ+ → X2II) system. The density of oxygen atoms was varied by changing the flow rate of NO which is consumed in the reaction N + NO → O + N2. We find that k1 (298 K) = (5.5 ± 3.0) × 106 cm3/mol sec. This result was obtained with consideration and control of the effect of reaction (2): for which vibrationally excited hydrogen is created by energy transfer in the presence of active nitrogen. It was found that the addition of N2 or CO2 effectively suppressed the excitation of H2(v = 1). Measurements of the density of H2(v = 1) were made by VUV absorption in the Lyman band system of H2. All of the reports of low-temperature measurements and some recent theoretical calculations for k1 are discussed. The present result confirms and extends the growingevidence for significant curvature in the low-temperature end of a modified Arrhenius plot of k1 (T).

Notes: The thermal decomposition of ammonia was studied by means of the shock-tube and vacuum ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy monitoring the concentration of atomic hydrogen. The rate constants of both the initiation reaction and the consecutive reaction were determined directly as \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_1 = 10^{16.14} \exp (- 90.6{\rm kcal}/RT){\rm cm}^{\rm 3} /{\rm molsec} $$\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_{II} = 10^{14.30} \exp (- 23.29{\rm kcal}/RT){\rm cm}^{\rm 3} /{\rm molsec} $$\end{document} respectively.

Notes: O2 in the A3Σu+ state has been prepared in a discharge flow system by recombining oxygen atoms on a nickel surface. The decay of this excited state was followed by observing the emission between 280 and 400 nm. The wall deactivation was observed to approach unit efficiency. Rate constants were determined to be 0.9 × 10-11, 2.9 × 10-13, and 8.6 × 10-16 cm3/molecule sec for the quenching of O2(A3Σu+) by O, O2, and Ar, respectively.

Notes: The rate constant for the reaction CH3O2 + NO2 → (products) has been measured directly by flash photolysis and kinetic spectroscopy. At room temperature and at total pressures between 53 and 580 Torr, k3 = (9.2 ± 0.4) × 108 liter/mole sec so that the rate of formation of the probable primary product peroxymethyl nitrate (CH3O2NO2) may be significant in urban atmospheres.

Notes: Existing data on the self-reactions of tertiary peroxy radicals RO2 has been reanalyzed and corrected to deduce Arrhenius parameters for both termination and nontermination paths. For R = t-Butyl, these are logkt(M-1sec-1) = 7.1 - (7.0/θ) and logknt(M-1sec-1) = 9.4 - (9.0/θ), respectively, different from those recommended by other authors. The higher magnitudes observed for termination processes of tertiary peroxy radicals like those of cumyl and 1,1-diphenylethyl have been discussed in terms of a much greater cage recombination of cumyloxy radicals as contrasted with t-butoxy radicals. It is shown that for benzyl peroxy radicals, the R - O·2 bond dissociation energy is sufficiently low (18-20 kcal) that reversible dissociation into R· + O2 opens a competing second-order path to fast recombination R· + RO·22 → ROOR. This path is probably not important for cumyl peroxy radicals under usual experimental conditions but can become important for 1,1-diphenyl ethyl peroxy radicals at (O2) 〈 10-3M. At very low RO·2 concentrations (〈10-5M), in the absence of added O2, an apparent first-order disappearance of RO·2 can occur reflecting the rate determining breaking of the cumyl - O·2 bond followed by the second step above. The thermochemistry of RO·n is used to show that the reaction of R2O4 → 2RO + O2 must be concerted and cannot proceed via RO·3 which is too unstable and cannot form even from RO· + O2.

Notes: Demetallation rates of α,β,γ,δ-tetrakis(p-sulfophenyl)porphiniron(III) in hydrochloric acid-ethanol-water, perchloric acid-ethanol-water, and sulfuric acid-alcohol-water media were determined. For a given acidity value H0 the order of the rates for the three acids was HCl 〉 H2SO4 〉 HClO4. This is also the order for complex formation between acid anion and iron(III). Consequently ligands as well as protons are involved in the breaking of bonds between the metal and the porphyrin leading to the formation of the activated complex. The log k values for HCl and HClO4 media were not linearly related to the Hammett acidity function as they were for sulfuric acid-ethanol-water media. The average ΔH

Notes: A method is presented for the prediction of rate coefficients and Arrhenius parameters for bimolecular hydrogen atom transfer reactions A + BC → AB + C. The treatment sets out from structural considerations of the complex A ⃛ B ⃛ C and calculates the energy of the complex along the reaction path from empirical functions for a bonding energy term and an endgroup contribution. The treatment proceeds by assuming ultrasimple transition state models and assigning the force constants and vibrational frequencies. Finally the rate coefficient and Arrhenius parameters are obtained on the basis of separable activated complex theory. Application of the method requires known properties of reactant and product molecules and does not demand the use of adjustable parameters. The relation and differences between this method and the BEBO treatment as well as Zavitsas' method are dealt with.

Notes: The rate of the reaction was determined in an isothermal discharge flow reactor with a combined ESR-LMR detection under pseudo-first-order conditions in HO2. The rate constant was identical in experiments with two different HO2 sources: F + H2O2 and H + O2 + M. The absolute rate constant at T = 293 K was measured as \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_1 (293K) = (4.6 \pm 1)10^{12} cm^3 /mol\sec $$\end{document} In the range 2 ≤ p mbar ≤ 17 no pressure dependence for k1 was found.

Notes: The addition reactions of CCl3 radicals with cis-C2Cl2H2, trans-C2Cl2H2, and C2Cl3H in liquid cyclohexane-CCl4 mixtures were studied between 323 and 448 K. The Arrhenius parameters of these reactions were competitively determined versus H-atom transfer from cyclohexane and addition to C2Cl4. The present data and the data obtained in previous liquid and gas phase studies show that the reactivities displayed in addition reactions of different radicals with chloroethylenes reflect primarily variations in activation energies rather than in A factors. The activation energies for the addition of CCl3, CF3, and CH3 radicals to chloroethylenes appear, to a large extent, to be determinedby the stability of the adduct radicals. Comparison of the reactivity trends in the addition reactions of chloro- and fluoro-substitutedethylenes indicates that these two electron-withdrawing substituentshave a converse effect on the reactivity of electrophilic radicals. This behavior is ascribed to the strong mesomeric effect of vinylic chlorosubstituents.

Notes: The titration of chemisorbed oxygen by carbon monoxide to form carbon dioxide has been studied from 373 to 673 K over polycrystalline platinum. The pressure transients for CO and CO2 have been measured and simulated numerically. A complex Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism is found which fits all the data, and it is not necessary to invoke Eley-Rideal kinetics. The results fall into two temperature regimes, above and below 473 K, which are characterized by different Arrhenius parameters. A change in activation energy with oxygen coverage is also found below 473 K.

Notes: The kinetics of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) oxidation by peroxomonophosphoric acid (PMPA) in aqueous medium at 308 K and I = 0.4 mol/dm3 follow the rate expressions In the pH range from 0 to 2, where k1 and k2 are 5.092 × 10-1 dm3/mol sec and ≃ 0, respectively; in the pH range from 4 to 7, where k2 = 8.127 × 10-3 and k3 = 2.90 × 10-3 dm3/mol sec; and in the pH range from 10 to 13.6, where k4 ≃ 0, and k5 = 3.08 × 10-2 dm3/mol sec.The reaction is interpreted in terms of mechanisms involving an electrophilic and a nucleophilic attack of the peroxomonophosphoric acid species, respectively, in acid and alkaline regions, on the sulfur atom of the sulfoxide molecule giving rise to SN2-type transition states followed by oxygen-oxygen bond fission to form the products.

Notes: The oxidations of ferrocene (FcH) and n-butylferrocene (FcBu) by ferric salts (nitrate or bromide) are strongly inhibited by aqueous cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and nitrate (CTABr and CTANO3, respectively). The kinetics of inhibition fit a model in which the substrates are distributed between water, and the micelles and binding constants Ks to the micelle can be estimated. The oxidations are strongly catalyzed by micelles of sodium lauryl sulfate (NaLS), and the kinetics can be fitted to a model in which the reaction rate depends upon the concentration of both reactants in the micellar pseudophase and the rate constants in that pseudophase, which for both substrates are very similar to those in water. Some added salts reduce the micellar catalysis by excluding ferric ions from the micelle. The oxidations of FcH and FcBu by ferricyanide ions are too fast to be followed in water, but they are inhibited by anionic micelles of NaLS. By analyzing the rate surfactant profiles using independently measured values of Ks the second-order rate constants in water have been estimated.

Notes: The addition of ethene to cyclohexa-1,3-diene has been studied between 466 and 591 K at pressures ranging from 27 to 119 torr for ethene and 10 to 74 torr for cyclohexa-1,3-diene. The reaction is of the “Diels-Alder” type and leads to the formation of bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene. It is homogeneous and first order with respect to each reagent. The rate constant (in l./mol sec) is given by\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \log _{10} k_a = - (25,970 \pm 50)/4.576{\rm T + }(6.66 \pm 0.02) $$\end{document}The retron-Diels-Alder pyrolysis of bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene has also been studied. In the ranges of 548-632 K and 4-21 torr the reaction is first order, and its rate constant (in sec-1) is given by\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \log _{10} k_p = - (57,300 \pm 100)/4.576{\rm T + }(15.12 \pm 0.04) $$\end{document}The reaction mechanism is discussed. The heat of formation and the entropy of bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene are estimated.

Notes: The kinetics of ethane oxidation was studied at 320, 340, 353 and 380°C, mixture composition 2 C2H6 + 1 O2, and total pressure 609 torr. It was found that at 320°C CH2O and CH3CHO were branching agents. A series of experiments was conducted on 2C2H6 + O2 oxidation in the presence of 0.7% 14C-labeled ethylene. The ethylene oxide was found to form only from C2H4, formaldehyde formed from C2H4 and C2H6; and CH3CHO, C2H5OH, and CH3OH formed only from ethane. The formation rates of C2H4, C2H4O, and CH2O were calculated by the kinetic tracer method. At 320°C the fraction of oxygen-containing products formed from C2H4 was 16-18%, and at 353 and 380°C it was 30-40%.

Notes: The thermal unimolecular decomposition of bromocyclobutane has been investigated over the temperature range of 791-1224 K using the technique of very low-pressure pyrolysis (VLPP). HBr elimination is the sole mode of decomposition under the experimental conditions. No evidence could be found for the ring-cleavage pathway to ethylene and vinyl bromide. Assuming a four-center transition state and an Arrhenius A factor the same as that for HCl elimination from chlorocyclobutane, RRKM calculations show that the experimental unimolecular rate constants are consistent with the Arrhenius expression \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \log k(\,{\rm sec}^{{\rm - 1}} {\rm )}\, = \,(13.6 \pm 0.3) - (52.0 \pm 1.0)/{\rm \theta }\,$$\end{document} where θ = 2.303RT kcal/mol. The activation energy is higher than that for the open-chain analog, 2—bromobutane. This finding is consistent with the results for the corresponding chloro and iodo compounds.

Notes: The kinetics and mechanism of ascorbic acid (DH2) oxidation have been studied under anaerobic conditions in the presence of Cu2+ ions. At 10-4 ≤ [Cu2+]0 〈 10-3M, 10-3 ≤ [DH2]0 〈 10-2M, 10-2 ≤ [H2O2] ≤ 0.1M, 3 ≤ pH 〈 4, the following expression for the initial rate of ascorbic acid oxidation was obtained: where χ2 (25°C) = (6.5 ± 0.6) × 10-3 sec-1. The effective activation energy is E2 = 25 ± 1 kcal/mol. The chain mechanism of the reaction was established by addition of Cu+ acceptors (allyl alcohol and acetonitrile). The rate of the catalytic reaction is related to the rate of Cu+ initiation in the Cu2+ reaction with ascorbic acid by the expression where C is a function of pH and of H2O2 concentration. The rate equation where k1(25°C) = (5.3 ± 1) × 103M-1 sec-1 is true for the steady-state catalytic reaction. The Cu+ ion and a species, which undergoes acid-base and unimolecular conversions at the chain propagation step, are involved in quadratic chain termination. Ethanol and terbutanol do not affect the rate of the chain reaction at concentrations up to ≈0.3M. When the Cu2+-DH2-H2O2 system is irradiated with UV light (λ = 313 nm), the rate of ascorbic acid oxidation increases by the value of the rate of the photochemical reaction in the absence of the catalyst. Hydroxyl radicals are not formed during the interaction of Cu+ with H2O2, and the chain mechanism of catalytic oxidation of ascorbic acid is quantitatively described by the following scheme.Initiation: Propagation: Termination:

Notes: Using published data on the kinetics of pyrolysis of C2Cl6 and estimated rate parameters for all the involved radical reactions, a mechanism is proposed which accounts quantitatively for all the observations:The steady-state rate law valid for after about 0.1% reaction is and the reaction is verified to proceed through the two parallel stages suggested earlier whose net reaction isA reported induction period obtained from pressure measurements used to follow the rate is shown to be compatible with the endothermicity of reaction A, giving rise to a self-cooling of the gaseous mixture and thus an overall pressure decrease.From the analysis, the bond dissociation energy DH0(C2Cl5—Cl) is found to be 70.3 ± 1 kcal/mol and ΔHf3000(·C2Cl5) = 7.7 ± 1 kcal/mol. The resulting π—bond energy in C2Cl4 is 52.5 ± 1 kcal/mol.

Notes: Spectrophotometric methods were used to investigate the rate of the reaction of Br2 with HCOOH in aqueous, acidic media. The reaction products are Br- and CO2. The kinetics of this reaction are complicated by both the formation of Br3- as Br- is formed and the dissociation of HCOOH into HCOO- and H+. Previous work on this reaction was carried out at acidities lower than the highest used here and led to the conclusion that only HCOO- reacts with Br2. It is agreed that this is by far the principal reaction. However, at the highest acidity experiments, an added small component of reaction was found, and it is suggested that it results from the direct reaction of Br2 with HCOOH itself. On this assumption, values of the rate constants for both reactions are derived here. The rate constant for the reaction of HCOO- with Br2 agrees with values previously reported, within a factor of 2 on the low side. The reaction involving HCOOH is more than 2000 times slower than the reaction involving HCOO-, but it does contribute to the overall rate as [H+] approaches 1M. These derived rate constants are able to simulate quantitatively the authors' absorbance-versus-time data, demonstrating the validity of their data treatment methods, if not mechanistic assignments. Finally, activation parameters were determined for both rate constants. The values obtained are: ΔE

Notes: The reaction of carbon monoxide with ozone was studied in the range of 75-160°C in the presence of varying amounts of CO2 and, for a few experiments, of O2. At room temperature the reaction was immeasurably slow, but in a flow system it showed chemiluminescence with undamped oscillations. In a static system above 75°C the emission showed damped oscillations when O2 was present. In the absence ofadded O2 the emission showed a slow decay with a half-life of 1 hr. The luminescence consisted of partially resolved bands in the range of 325-600 nm, and the source was identified as CO2(1B2) → CO2(1Σg+) + hv. The kinetics were complex, and the observed rate law could be accounted for bya mechanism involving the chain sequence \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm O(}^{\rm 3} P{\rm ) + CO( + M)}\mathop {{\rm rightarrow}}\limits^{\rm 3} {\rm CO}_{\rm 2} {\rm (}^{\rm 3} B_{\rm 2} {\rm ) ( + M), CO}_{\rm 2} {\rm (}^{\rm 3} B_{\rm 2} {\rm ) + O}_{\rm 3} {\rm }\mathop {{\rm rightarrow}}\limits^{\rm 7} {\rm CO}_{\rm 2} {\rm (}^{\rm 1} \sum\nolimits_{\rm g}^{\rm + } {} {\rm ) + O}_{\rm 2} {\rm + O} $\end{document}. From measurements of -d[O3]/dtand relative emission, rate constant ratios were obtained and estimates of k3were made.

Notes: The reaction NO + O3 → NO2 + O2 has been studied in a 220-m3 spherical stainless steel reactor under stopped-flow conditions below 0.1 mtorr total pressure. Under the conditions used, the mixing time of the reactants was negligible compared with the chemical reaction time. The pseudo-first-order decay of the chemiluminescence owing to the reaction of ozone with a large excess of nitric oxide was measured with an infrared sensitive photomultiplier. One hundred twenty-nine decays at 18 different temperatures in the range of 283-443 K were evaluated. A weighted least-squares fit to the Arrhenius equation yielded k = (4.3 ± 0.6) × 10-12 exp[-(1598 ± 50)/T] cm3/molecule sec (two standard deviations in brackets). The Arrhenius plot showed no curvature within experimental accuracy. Comparison with recent results of Birks and co-workers, however, suggests that a nonlinear fit, as proposed by these authors, is more appropriate over an extended temperature range.

Notes: The gas-phase free radical displacement reaction has been studied in the temperature range of 240-290°C and at 140°C with the thermal decomposition of azomethane (AM) and di-tert-butylperoxide (DTBP), respectively, as methyl radical sources. The reaction products of the CD3 radicals were analyzed by mass spectrometry. Assuming negligible isotope effects, Arrhenius parameters for the elementary radical addition reaction were derived: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_1 (cm^3 /mol\sec) = (10.5 \pm 0.4) - (11,500 \pm 1100)/4.576T $$\end{document}The data are discussed with respect to the back reaction and general features of elementary addition reactions.

Notes: The redox potential and iodine concentration behavior of the title reaction and component reactions have been examined. The effect of hydrogen peroxide, potassium iodate, manganese (II) sulfate, sulfuric acid, and acetone concentration on the time period and redox potential behavior is reported. Iodine production and consumption rates for the component reactions are given, and some mechanistic suggestions, involving iodine dioxide as the one electron oxidant, are made.

Notes: The production of both the b1Σ+ and a1Δ states of NCl has been observed from the reaction of HN3 with flowing streams of Cl and F atoms. The results suggest that a two-step reaction sequence is responsible for the production of excited NCl, as follows: The rate contant (all products) for the first step is k(F + HN3) 〉 1 × 10-11 cm3/molecule sec. Comparison of this value to results obtained in a previous study of the F + HN3 system yields a value k(F + N3) = 2 × 10-12 cm3/molecule sec. The rate constant for the reaction of chlorine atoms with HN3 was determined to be k(Cl + HN3) 1 × 10-12 cm3/molecule sec. The difference between the Cl + HN3 and F + HN3 rates is interpreted in terms of an addition-elimination mechanism.

Notes: The kinetics of oxidation of benzyl alcohol and substituted benzyl alcohols by sodium N-chloro-p-toluenesulfonamide (chloramine-T, CAT) in HClO4 (0.1-1 mol/dm3) containing Cl- ions, over the temperature range of 30-50°C have been studied. The reaction is of first order each with respect to alcohol and oxidant. The fractional order dependence of the rate on the concentrations of H+ and Cl- suggests a complex formation between RNCl- and HCl. In higher acidic chloride solution the rate of reaction is proportional to the concentrations of both H+ and Cl7hyphen;. The observed solvent isotope effect (kD2O/kH2O) is 1.43 at 30°C. The reaction constant (p = -1.66) and thermodynamic parameters are evaluated. Rate expressions and probable mechanisms for the observed kinetics have been suggested.

Notes: The kinetics and mechanism of the silver(II) oxidation of methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 1-methyl- ethanol, 1-butanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-2-propanol, D4-methanol, and D6-methanol have been investigated at 8.0 and 20.0°C in aqueous perchloric acid media (1.00 ≤ [HClO4] ≤ 4.00M; μ = 4.0M). The kinetics were monitored by following the disappearance of Ag(II) with a spectrophotometric stopped-flow technique. The reactions are first order in each reactant and involve both Ag2+ and AgOH+ species. No kinetic or spectroscopic evidence for complex formation between reactants was obtained. The results are discussed with reference to electron density on the —OH or αC-H substrate sites and to the isotopic hydrogen/deuterium rate quotients found for methanol and ethanol.

Notes: The carbon kinetic isotope effect in the reaction of CH4 with OH has an experimentally measured value of 1.003. The measurement was performed using a static system in which the source of OH was the gas-phase photolysis of H2O2 with ultraviolet light produced by a high-pressure mercury arc lamp. Implications for the tropospheric cycle of CH4 are considered briefly.

Notes: It was found that the rates of absorption of oxygen by pyridine-aqueous sodium hydroxide emulsions and the same emulsions containing benzil were catalyzed by the addition of quaternary salts and followed the same rate law:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ - \frac{{dPo_2}}{{dt}} = k_1 \left[{{\rm Po}_{\rm 2}} \right]\left[{^ -} \right]\left[{{\rm benzil}} \right]^0 + k_2 \left[{{\rm Po}_2} \right]\left[{OH^ -} \right]\left[{{\rm Et}_{\rm 4} {\rm NCl}} \right][benzil]^0 $$\end{document}. It was concluded that the autooxidation of benzil in pyridine-aqeuous sodium hydroxide emulsions has as its rate-determining step a step in the autooxidation of pyridine. Possibly the superoxide formed in the autooxidation of pyridine is the oxidizing agent in the oxidation of benzil.

Notes: It is shown how electron spin resonance spectroscopy with modulated radical initiation can be used to analyze by purely spectroscopic means the second-order termination kinetics of systems containing two different kinds of radicals. The technique is applied to species generated by photoreduction of acetone in tetraethoxy silane. The bimolecular self- and cross reactions of \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm (CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} {\rm O)}_{\rm 3} {\rm SiO\dot CHCH}_{\rm 3} (\dot R_1 )\,and\,(CH_3 )_2 \dot COH(\dot R_2 )$\end{document} are found to be encounter-controlled processes. For the cross termination the often used relation k12 = (4 k1k2)1/2 is verified experimentally.

Notes: The homogeneous gas-phase thermal decomposition kinetics of germane have been measured in a single-pulse shock tube between 950 and 1060 K at pressures around 4000 torr. The initial decomposition is GeH4 → GeH2 + H2 in its pressure-dependent regime, with log kGeH4(4000) = 13.83 ± 0.78 - 50,750 ± 3570 cal/2.303RT. RRKM calculations suggest that the high-pressure Arrhenius parameters are log k GeH4(M → ∞) = 15.5 - 54,300 cal/2.303RT. Extrapolations to static system pyrolysis conditions (T ∼ 600 K, P ∼ 200 torr) give homogeneous reaction rates which are much slower than those observed, hence the static system pyrolysis of germane must be predominantly heterogeneous. Shock-initiated pyrolysis reaction stoichiometry is 2 mol H2 per mole GeH4, suggesting that the subsequent decomposition of germylene is essentially quantitative. Investigations of the hydrogen product yields for pyrolysis of GeD4 in øCH3 further indicate that the germylene decomposition reaction is mainly GeH2 → H2 + Ge, but that a small amount of reaction to H atoms may also occur.

Notes: The photooxidation of chloral was studied by infrared spectroscopy under steady-state conditions with irradiation of a blackblue fluorescent lamp (300 nm 〈 λ 〈 400 nm, λmax = 360 nm) at 296 ± 2 K. The products were hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and phosgen. The kinetic results reveal that the reaction proceeds via chain reaction of the Cl atom:The results lead to the conclusion that mechanism (B) is confirmed to be more likely than mechanism (A), which was favored at one time by Heicklen for the mechanism of the oxidation of trichloromethyl radicals by oxygen molecules: The ratio of the initial rates of CO and CO2 formation gave k7/k6 = 4.23M-1, and the lower limit of reaction (5) was found to be 3.7 × 108M-1 sec-1.

Notes: The kinetics of bromination of several aromatic compounds (anilides, anisoles, and phenols) was investigated in 80% aqueous acetic acid (v/v) in the temperature range 20-50°C using N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) as the reagent. The reaction was found to be first order in the aromatic substrate (ArH), and zero order in NBS, the overall order being 1. Stoichiometry of the reaction was 1:1. An increase in solvent polarity increased the reaction rate, and chloride ions were found to be specific catalysts for the reaction. Arrhenius activation energy remained almost constant for all the substrates. A probable mechanism explaining all these observed facts was proposed. The mechanism involved an attack by Br+ or more probably by a solvated Br+ ion on the aromatic substrate.

Notes: The photooxidation of the 1,3-butadiene-NO-air system at 298 ± 2 K was investigated in an environmental chamber under simulated atmospheric conditions. The irradiation gave rise to the formation of acrolein in a 55% yield, based on 1,3-butadiene initial concentration for all the experimental runs.The rate of formation of acrolein was the same as that of 1,3-butadiene consumption, indicating that acrolein is the major product of the 1,3-butadiene oxidation in air.The dependence of acrolein concentration on irradiation time showed thata secondary process, identified as an oxidation of acrolein by ⋅OH radicals, was occurring during the photochemical runs. The rate constant of this secondary process was determined by measuring the relative rates of disappearance of acrolein and n-butane during the irradiation of acrolein-n-butane-NO-air mixtures. The so obtained relative rate constant value was placed on an absolute basis using a reported rate constant for the n-butane + ⋅OH reaction; a value of (1.6 ± 0.2) × 1010 M-1 sec-1 was obtained.

Notes: The Cl atom-initiated oxidation of CH2Cl2 and CH3Cl was studied using the FTIR method in the photolysis of mixtures typically containing Cl2 and the chlorinated methanes at 1 torr each in 700 torr air. The results obtained from product analysis were in general agreement with those reported by Sanhueza and Heicklen. The relative rate constant for the Cl atom reactions of CH2Cl2 and CH3Cl was determined to be k(Cl +CH3Cl)/k(Cl + CH2Cl2) = 1.31 ± 0.14 (2σ) at 298 ± 2 K.

Notes: A chain mechanism is proposed to account for the very rapid termination reactions observed between alkyl peroxy radicals containing α-C - H bonds which are from 104 to 106 faster than the termination of tertiary alkyl peroxy radicals. The new mechanism is with termination by. \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm R}\overline {{\rm CHOO}} $\end{document} is the zwitterion originally postulated by Criegee to account for the chemistry of O3-olefin addition. Heats of formation are estimated for \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \overline {{\rm CH}_2 {\rm OO,}} {\rm }\overline {{\rm RCHOO}} $\end{document}, and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ ({\rm C}\overline {{\rm H}_3 )_2 {\rm COO}} $\end{document} and it is shown that all steps in the mechanism are exothermic. The second step can account for (1Δ)O2 which has been observed. k1 is estimated to be 109-2/θ liter/M sec where θ = 2.303RT in kcal/mole. The second and third steps constitute a chain termination process where chain length is estimated at from 2 to 10. This mechanism for the first time accounts for minor products such as acid and ROOH found in termination reactions. Trioxide (step 3) is shown to be important below 30°C or in very short time observations (〈10 s at 30°C). Solvent effects are also shown to be compatible with the new mechanism.

Notes: The effect of copper (II) and chloride ions on the manganese (II) catalyzed iodate-peroxide reaction has been examined with reference to the hydrogen peroxide-iodic acid-manganese (II)-organic species oscillatory reaction. The observations are considered to provide evidence for iodine dioxide as the key intermediate in the manganese (II) catalyzed reaction. Kinetic data for the copper (II) catalyzed reaction are reported.

Notes: The pyrolysis of di-tert-butyl sulfide has been investigated in static and stirred-flow systems at subambient pressures. The rate of consumption of the sulfide was measured in some experiments, and the rate of pressure increase was followed in others. The results suggest that the reaction is essentially homogeneous in a seasoned reactor and proceeds through a free radical mechanism. In the initial stages, the decomposition rate follows first-order kinetics, and the rate coefficient in the absence of an inhibitor is given by \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_{^u} (\sec ^{ - 1}) = 10^{15.1 \pm 0.6} \exp \left[{\left({ - 229 \pm 8} \right){\rm kJ/mol/RT}} \right] $$\end{document} between 360 and 413°C. The stoichiometry of the uninhibited reaction at 380°C and 50% decomposition is approximately \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm t}^{\rm \_} {\rm C}_{\rm 4} {\rm H}_{{\rm 9}^{\rm -}} {\rm S}_{\rm -} {\rm t}_{\rm -} {\rm C}_{\rm 4} {\rm H}_{\rm 9} = 1.72i_ - {\rm C}_{\rm 4} {\rm H}_{\rm 8} + 0.88{\rm H}_{\rm 2} {\rm S} + 0.29i_ - {\rm C}_{\rm 4} {\rm H}_{{\rm 10}} + 0.11t_ - {\rm C}_{\rm 4} {\rm H}_{\rm 9} {\rm SH} $$\end{document} between 360 and 413°C. The stoichiometry of the uninhibited reaction at 380°C and 50% decomposition is approximately.

Notes: The bimolecular reaction is shown to proceed via a simple, nonchain, radical mechanism:with the net reaction the same as (1). Rate constants are estimated for each step and for each possible competing reaction and shown to yield minor or negligible side reactions in agreement with the observations of Lalonde and Back. Estimated and observed rate constants (1) and (1′) are in excellent agreement with the assumption that k'-1 is a typical radical disproportionation with zero activation energy.From the reported data a best value for k′1 is \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \log k'_1 [l./mol\,\sec ] = 10.3 - 44.3/\theta $$\end{document} where θ = 2.303RT kcal/mol.

Notes: Data on the liquid-phase oxidation of isobutane at 50 and 100°C have been reexamined, using a modified mechanism to take into account the termination by isobutylperoxy radicals. Algebraic expressions are derived from steady-state methods. Using Arrhenius parameters fitted by transition-state A factors and activation energies derived from observed “best” rate constants, new sets of parameters are derived for the rate constants for propagation by t—BuO2 + t—BuH → t-BuO2H + t—Bu⋅: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_4 \, = \,1 \times 10^{8 - 14.5/{\rm \theta }} {\rm M}^{{\rm - 1}} \sec ^{ - 1} $$\end{document} where θ = 2.303RT in kcal/mol. This, together with new values for the termination parameters and rates of i-butyl production by k4B, is shown to give good agreement with the published data. An important reaction:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm R}'{\rm O}_{2}^{.} + {\rm RO}_{2} {\rm H}\mathop{{\buildrel{-\!\!\longrightarrow}\over{\longleftarrow}}}\limits^{{\rm 12}}{\rm R'O}_{\rm 2} {\rm H} + {\rm RO}_{2}^{.} $$\end{document} is shown to quench the possible contributions to termination of adventitious radicals such as CH3O⋅2.

Notes: The oxidation of butane 2,3-, propane 1,2-, ethane diol and 2-methoxy ethanol in aqueous alkaline medium by Os(VIII) has been studied. The reaction is base catalyzed and shows first-order kinetics in Os(VIII), whereas the order is less than 1 in butane 2,3-diol [BD]. The rate of oxidation is BD 〉 propane 1,2 〉 ethane diol ≈ 2-methoxy ethanol. The change in ionic strength has no effect on the rate of reaction. Activation parameters ΔE, PZ, and ΔS* have been evaluated.

Notes: The kinetic isotope effect (KIE) for carbon and oxygen in the reaction CO + OH has been measured over a range of pressures of air and at 0.2 and 1.0 atm of oxygen, argon, and helium. The reaction was carried out with 21-86% conversion under static conditions, utilizing the photolysis of H2O2 as a source of OH radicals. The value of the KIE for carbon varies with pressure and the kind of ambient gas; for air the ratio of the reaction rates 12k/13k has the value 1.007 at 1.00 atm and decreases to 0.997 at 0.2 atm; for oxygen and argon over the same pressure range the values are 1.002-0.994 and 1.000-0.991, respectively. The value of the KIE for the CO oxygen atom is 16k/18k = 0.990 over the pressure range 0.2-1.0 atm and is independent of the kind of ambient gas. No exchange of the oxygen atoms in the activated complex, followed by decomposition to the starting molecules, was observed. From the mechanistic standpoint the normal KIE observed for carbon at the high pressure is attributed to the initial formation of the activated HOCO radical, whereas the inverse KIE observed at low pressures is a result of the KIE for the reverse reaction HOCO† → CO + OH being greater than that for the forward reaction HOCO† → CO2 + H. The derived isotopic equilibrium constant for HOCO ⇄CO favors the enrichment of 13C in the more strongly bound HOCO.

Notes: At 495°C and a low extent of reaction, ethanal pyrolysis is slightly inhibited by the addition of small quantities of butadiene-1,3, whereas it is accelerated by more important quantities. The inhibiting effect is interpreted in terms of a free-radical chain mechanism in which the main chain carriers of ethanal pyrolysis (CH3.free radicals) reversibly add to butadiene-1,3 and yield penten-2-yl (R.) free radicals. These free radicals either react in a metathetical step: or in terminating steps. But butadiene-1,3 also gives rise to new initiation steps: which account for the accelerating effect. Process (i3) seems to be more important than process (i2) in the experimental conditions, but its nature could not be identified. The results are consistent with literature data and the following value of k6: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_6 = 10^{12 - 12,000/4,57T} cm^3 /mol\sec $$\end{document}(4.57T in cal/mol).

Notes: The decadic extinction coefficient of the methyl radical at 216.4 nm and the rate constant for mutual combination were redetermined as: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{l} \varepsilon (216.4) = (9.5 \pm 0.4) \times 10^3 1./mol\,cm \\ k_2 = (3.2 \pm 0.4) \times 10^{10} 1./mol\sec \\ \end{array} $$\end{document}. The application of the Beer-Lambert law to these measurements was justified experimentally. The absorption spectrum of the methylperoxy radical was characterized as a weak, broad, structureless band, having a maximum at 240 nm with ∊(240) = 1.55 × 103 l./mol cm. The mutual interaction of methylperoxy radicals leads to the generation of methoxy and hydroperoxy radicals as a consequence of the nonterminating interaction\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{l} 2{\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm OO}^{\rm .} \to 2{\rm CH3O}^{\rm .} + {\rm O}_{\rm 2} \\ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm O}^{\rm .} + {\rm O}_2 \to {\rm HCHO + HOO}^{\rm .} \\ \end{array} $$\end{document}. Each derivative radical may consume a significant fraction of the methylperoxy radicals, and either of these cross interactions may be made predominant by a suitable choice of oxygen pressure. The mutual interaction was studied under both conditions. The overall mechanism was analyzed by a precise computational method, and the rate constant of the total mutual interaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ 2{\rm CH3O}^{\rm .} \to {\rm all}\,{\rm products} $$\end{document} was estimated as \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_4 = (3.5 \pm 0.3) \times 10^8 1./mol\sec $$\end{document}.

Notes: Mixtures of up to 14% azomethane in propane have been photolyzed using mainly 366 nm radiation in the ranges of 323-453 K and 25-200 torr. Detailed measurements were made of the yields of nitrogen, methane, and ethane. Other products observed were isobutane, n-butane, ethene, and propene. A detailed mechanism is proposed and shown to account for the observed variation of product yields with experimental conditions. The quantum yield of the molecular process \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm CH}_3 {\rm N}_2 {\rm CH}_3 + h\nu \to {\rm C}_2 {\rm H}_6 + {\rm N}_2 $$\end{document} is found to be given by the temperature-independent equation\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \phi _2 = 0.0092 \pm 0.0005] $$\end{document} The values of rate constants obtained are \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log} k_3 ({\rm cm}^3 /{\rm mol}\,{\rm sec}) = 12.03 \pm 0.15 - 40.8 \pm 1.1{\rm kJ}/{\rm mol}/(2.3RT) $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}k_4 ({\rm cm}^3 /{\rm mol}\,{\rm sec}) = 11.42 \pm 0.15 - 40.7 \pm 1.1{\rm kJ}/{\rm mol}/(2.3RT) $$\end{document} where the reactions are and it is assumed that the rate constant for the reaction is given by \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}k_5 ({\rm cm}^3 /{\rm mol}\,{\rm sec}) = 13.4 $$\end{document}

Notes: C—Cl and C—C bond energies in the chloroethanes and C—H, C—Cl, and C—C bond energies in the chloroethyl radicals are calculated from known heats of formation of chloroethanes and chloroethylenes and known C—H bond energies in chloroethanes.The results obtained show a dependence of bond energy on the isomeric structure of the molecules and radicals and on the type of bond broken (primary, secondary, or tertiary). Heats of formation and bond energies estimated from group property additivity rules are in close agreement with experimental values.

Notes: A study of the pressure dependence of the C5 products from the reaction of cis-butene-2 and methylene is reported. Methylene was produced by the photolysis of diazomethane with 4358 Å light at 23° or 56°, and by photolysis of ketene with 3200 Å radiation at 23° or 100°. The change with increasing pressure of the relative amounts of the characteristically “triplet products” (trans-1,2-dimethylcyclopropane, trans-pentene-2 (TP2), and 3-methylbutene-1 (3MB1)) and “singlet products” (cis-1,2-dimethylcyclopropane (CDMC) and cis-pentene-2 (CP2)) are discussed. The behavior is reminiscent of that found in 3CH2-cis-butene-2 systems and can be interpreted in terms of the rapid rate of rearrangement of an initial triplet diradical product component, due to 3CH2, relative to the slower rate and readier collisional stabilization of an initial vibrationally-excited dimethyl cyclopropane product component, due to 1CH2. Relative rates of reactions of 1CH2 with allylic CH:vinyl CH:C=C in the neat liquid were, for diazomethane, 1:1.1:7.2 and, for ketene, 1:1.2:6.7.

Notes: The use of iodine monochloride (ICl) as a thermal source of chlorine atoms in known concentration is discussed with particular reference to the suppression, by large excesses of iodine, of the chain processes normally associated with chlorine atom reactions. The kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of ICl with hydrogen are presented in a study covering the temperature range 205-337°C, and the pressure ranges: ICl, 6-20 torr; I2, 3-13 torr; and H2, 9-520 torr. The reaction, followed spectrophotometrically in a static system, is shown to be homogeneous, first order in ICl and in H2, and inverse half-order in I2, over several half-lifetimes of the ICl, yielding HCl as the sole product. The rate data obtained in this work for the reaction are combined with the critically evaluated results of other workers in an Arrhenius plot covering the temperature range 286-730°C, and three orders-of-magnitude in the rate constant, yielding the results, log k1/(1/mole sec) = 10.68-5.26/θ, where θ = 2.303RT in kcal/mole. This value of k1 is lower by a factor of about two than that proposed in a recent review by Fettis and Knox, and is clearly at variance by a factor of two or more with the most recent data of Clyne and Stedman.

Notes: The temperature-jump method has been used to determine the nickel(II)- and cobalt(II)-arginine complexation kinetics. In the pH range studied, the neutral form of the ligand, HL, is the attacking, as well as the complexed, ligand species. The reactions reported on are of the type where n = 1, 2, 3 and M is Ni or Co. At 25° and ionic strength 0.1M the association rate constants are: for nickel(II) k1 = 2.3 × 103(±20%), k2 = 2.4 × 104(±20%), k3 = 3.5 × 104(±40%) M-1 sec-1; for cobalt(II) k1 = 1.5 × 105(±20%), k2 = 8.7 × 105(±20%), k3 = 2.0 × 105(±40%) M-1 sec-1. Arginine binds to metal ions less well than homologous chelating agents due to the electrostatic repulsion arising from the positively charged terminus of the zwitterion. Kinetically, the effect appears in the association rate constants with nickel reactions more strongly influenced than cobalt.

Notes: The spectrophotometric determination of the rate of iodine atom catalyzed geometrical isomerization of diiodoethylene in the gas phase from 502.8 to 609.1°K leads to a rate constant for the bimolecular reaction between I and trans-diiodoethylene of log kt-c(M-1 sec-1) = 8.85 ± 0.12 - (11.01 ± 0.30)/θ. Estimates of the entropy and enthalpy change for the addition of I atoms to trans-diiodoethylene (process a.b) lead to log Ka.b(M-1) = -2.99 - 4.0/θ, and thus to log kc (sec-1) = log kt-c - log Kab = 11.8 -7.0/θ for the rate constant for rotation about the single bond in the adduct radical. The theory for calculation of the rotation rate constant is presented and it is shown that while the exact value depends on the barrier height, a value of 6.8 kcal/mole for this quantity leads to log k (sec-1) = 11.8 -6.7/θ. The activation energy points to a better value of the group contribution to heat of formation of the group C-(I)2(H)(C) than one based on bond additivity.

Notes: The title reactions have been investigated in a fast flow system at pressures of about 2 torr and temperatures between 12 and 132°C. The following Arrhenius equations are derived for reaction (2) where the units of k2 are l/mole sec and of E2, cal/mole, and the limits are the 95% confidence limits assuming random errors.These equations are in good agreement with those which can be derived from previous investigations.

Notes: The reaction between carbon monoxide and atomic oxygen was studied in a gas flow over a temperature range of 136 to 230°C at atmospheric pressure. The rate constant of this reaction, considered to be one for a second-order reaction, was found to decrease with increasing temperature and to depend on the ratio of O2 to CO that was varied from 0.11 to 2.69. A conclusion was made that under the experimental conditions the reaction was third order The rate constant of this reaction was determined for a mixture of O2 and CO and it was found that the efficiency of O2 as particle M is four times that of CO.

Notes: Rates of solvolysis of benzyl chloride and of substituted benzyl chlorides have been measured in an acetone-water mixture (acetone mole fraction 0.147) at pressures ranging from atmospheric to 1 kbar. Pressure studies have also been made for p-methyl benzyl chloride in various acetone-water mixtures. Measurements have also been made of the partial molar volumes of the reactants. The plots of log k against pressure are fitted to a second-degree polynomial in P, and values of ΔV

Notes: The method of molecular-modulation spectrometry for studying photochemical reactions has been applied to methyl nitrite photolysis. The infrared absorption of the nitroxyl radical HNO has been observed in the gas phase at 3300 cm-1. Under the present experimental conditions the steady-state concentration of HNO under steady illumination was 1.1 × 1012 particles/cc, and the observed modulation amplitude was 4.5 × 1010 particles/cc. At 25°C and 1 atm of nitrogen, the cross section for infrared absorption by HNO at 3300 cm-1 is 1.7 × 10-19 cm2. The rate constant ratio b/c was found to be 8.0. From the literature value of the rate constant d , the observed rate constant for the reaction is e = (5 ± 1) × 10-11 cc/particle sec.

Notes: The spectrophotometric determination of the rate of pyrolysis of 1,2-diiodoethylene from 305.8 to 435.0° (with additional data on the addition of iodine to acetylene from 198.1 to 331.6°) has resulted in the observation of both a (in part heterogeneous) unimolecular process (A), and an iodine atom catalyzed process (B). For the homogeneous unimolecular process, log (kA/sec-1) ≈ 12.5-46/θ would appear to be reasonable, while log (kB/M-1 sec-1) = 11.8-23.9/θ, where θ = 2.303RT in kcal/mole.It is suggested that a donor-acceptor complex intermediate may explain the observed rate constant of process B and analogous reactions in other systems.

Notes: The thermal isomerization of the title compounds was studied in the vapor phase. Over the temperature range from 445.1 to 477.5°K, 1,4-dimethylbicyclo[2.2.0]hexane underwent a homogeneous unimolecular reaction to 2,5-dimethyl-1,5-hexadiene, the rate constants being represented by the equation: k = 1.86 × 1011 exp (-31000 ± 1800/RT) sec-1. Over the temperature range from 630.0 to 662.2°K, 1,4-dimethylbicyclo[2.1.1]-hexane also underwent a unimolecular isomerization to the same product, the rate constants being given by the equation: k = 8.91 × 1014 exp (-56000 ± 900/RT) sec-1. The pyrolysis of 1,4-dimethylbicyclo[2.1.0]pentane gave 1,3-dimethylcyclopentene-1 and 2,4-dimethyl-1,4-pentadiene in the ratio of 9:1. The former reaction was influenced by surface effects but the latter was not. The rate constants for the formation of 2,4-dimethyl-1,4-pentadiene fitted the equation: k = 1.66 × 1017 exp (-57400 ± 3100/RT) sec-1. The effect of the two methyl groups at the bridgehead positions in these molecules in influencing the rate of decomposition is discussed in terms of the non-bonded repulsive forces between the substituents.

Notes: Isotope effects, general acid catalysis, and relative reactivities show that proton transfer to one of the unsaturated carbon atoms is rate determining for the acidolysis of unsaturated alkylmercuric halides. For compounds, R1R2C=CHHgX, substitution of CH3 for H at R1 or R2 leads to an acceleration of a factor of ∼ 30. This relatively small acceleration, the relative facility of the reactions, and the magnitude of the Br- catalytic terms, suggests an olefin-mercuric halide complex as the product of the rate-determining step, rather than a simple carbonium ion.The Brøonsted catalysis law is obeyed with a variety of carboxylic acids, giving an ∝ of 0.69 ± 0.04, but acids of other structures give substantially deviant catalytic coefficients, in a pattern similar to that generated by other A-SE2 reactions. The acetic acid catalytic coefficient is larger by a factor of 102 than that predicted if it were due to specific hydronium ion-general base catalysis instead of true general acid catalysis.The overall solvent isotope effect, kH/kD, is 2.55 ± 0.10. The competitive isotope effect, κH/κD, is 6.84 ± 0.06. Taken with a model in which the proton is transferred directly from the H3O+ unit of the aquated proton to the substrate, these are sufficient to successfully predict the rate at all intermediate isotopic compositions.

Notes: The thermal decomposition of azomethane-d6 has been studied. There is a short chain reaction, and measurements have been made of the rate of production of N2, CD4, and C2D6. A mechanism is suggested which accounts for these results fairly well. A comparison is made with some similar results of Forst for azomethane. Measurements have also been made of the reaction inhibited by NO. It is believed that the N2 production, extrapolated to zero NO pressure, measures the rate of the initial step CD3N2CD3 → 2 CD3 + N2. This has an activation energy at high pressures of 50.7 kcal per mole and an Arrhenius A·factor of 1015.49 sec-1. This is to be compared to values of 55.5 and 1017.3 found by Forst and Rice for CH3N2CH3 → 2 CH3 + N2. The pressure fall-off behavior for CD3N2CD3 → 2 CD3 + N2 has also been investigated and compared to the theoretical curves, which seem to fit satisfactorily except at the lowest pressure, where experimental errors may be large. Unexpectedly, the fall-off curve crosses that for CH3N2CH3 → 2 CH3 + N2. It is suggested that the extrapolation to zero NO pressure may not be entirely correct in the CH3N2CH3 case where the chain is longer than with CD3N2CD3. It is believed that the decomposition of azomethane-d6 is a better example for unimolecular-rate theory than is that of azomethane.

Notes: t-Butylperoxy α-phenylisobutyrate (I) decomposes thermally by concerted formation of carbon dioxide, t-butoxy, and cumyl radicals. Radical pair return in the solvent cage therefore does not affect the observed rate of decomposition, but is readily determined by means of galvinoxyl and other scavengers. In a series of 15 solvents the rate constant varies over a 2.8 fold range, being fastest in aromatic solvents. In the same solvent series the relative rates of diffusion and combination of radicals, measured by the cage effect, change by tenfold and are largely determined by the viscosity of the solvent. In all solvents of η 〉 8 mP, the reciprocal of the cage effect is a linear function of (T1/2/η), as recently observed for trifluoromethyl and methyl radicals [16]. This property of the cage effect provides a test by which it can be distinguished from other processes that reduce the efficiency of free-radical production from an initiator.

Notes: The kinetics of ozonation of C2H4 and C2H2 have been studied in the gas phase from -40 to -95°C (C2H4) and +10 to -30°C (C2H2). The O3 concentrations were near 10-4 M, and the hydrocarbons were present in 2- to 25-fold excess. A few experiments with propylene were also carried out. The reactions were followed by observing the rate of decay of O3 absorption at 2537 Å. Reaction stoichiometries and effects of added O2 were investigated. The second-order rate constant for C2H4 was log k(M-1 sec-1) = (6.3 ± 0.2) - (4.7 ± 0.2)/θ (θ = 2.3RT). The rate was independent of the presence of excess O2. Rate measurements for C3H6 were less accurate because of aerosol interference. Combined with room temperature measurements of other workers, the C3H6 rate constant was log k(M-1 sec-1) = (6.0 ± 0.4) - (3.2 ± 0.6)/θ. The C2H2 rate constant was log k(M-1 sec-1) = (9.5 ± 0.4) - (10.8 ± 0.4)/θ. In the case of C3H6 the major product was propylene ozonide. Ethylene did not yield the ozonide, and the products of the O3-C2H4 and O3-C2H2 reactions were not identified. Pre-exponential factors for the olefin reactions are consistent with a five-membered ring transition state formed by 1,3 dipolar cycloaddition of O3. For C2H2, however, the much higher observed A factor suggests a different mechanism. Possible transition states for the O3-C2H2 reaction are discussed.

Notes: Methods are presented for rapidly estimating the entropies and heat capacities of free radicals from the known S0 and Cp0 of structurally similar compounds. The methods consist of estimating the differences due to changes in mass, vibration frequencies, spin, symmetry, and changes in rotational barriers. Tables of contributions to S0 and Cp0 by different frequencies over the temperature range 300-1500°K are presented to facilitate the tabulation of the above differences. Conjugated radicals, such as benzyl and allyl, are included. It is shown that the greatest uncertainties in the estimates arise from uncertainties in the barriers to rotation in the radicals.The results are applied to kinetic data on the pyrolysis of branched hydrocarbons and the reverse reactions of radical recombination. Major discrepancies exist in these data which can be nearly reconciled by postulating improbably high rotational barriers of 8 kcal for CH3 rotation in isopropyl and t-butyl radicals.It is shown that radical thermochemistry can be fitted into group schemes and tables of groups values are given for the rapid estimation of ΔHf0, S0, and Cp0 for different organic radicals, including those containing sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.

Notes: The rate of the reaction CH2I2 + HI ⇆ CH3I + I2 has been followed spectrophotometrically from 201.0 to 311.2°. The rate constant for the reaction fits the equation, log (k1/M-1 sec-1) = 11.45 ± 0.18 - (15.11 ± 0.44)/θ. This value, combined with the assumption that E2 = 0 ± 1 kcal/mole, leads to ΔHf298° (CH2I, g) = 55.0 ± 1.6 kcal/mole and DH298° (H—CH2I) = 103.8 ± 1.6 kcal/mole.The kinetics of the disproportionation, 2 CH3I ⇆ CH4 + CH2I2 were studied at 331° and are compatible with the above values.

Notes: Several hydrocarbons have been pyrolyzed in a single pulse shock tube. Rate parameters for the main bond breaking step have been found to be \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k\left\{{{\rm iC}_3 {\rm H}_7 {-\!-} {\rm CH}\left({{\rm CH}_3} \right){\rm CH} {\raise1pt\hbox{$\Relbar \kern-4pt{\Relbar}$}} {\rm CH}_2 \longrightarrow {\rm iC}_3 {\rm H}_7 \cdot + \cdot {\rm CH}\left({{\rm CH}_3} \right){\rm CH} {\raise1pt\hbox{$\Relbar \kern-4pt{\Relbar}$}} {\rm CH}_2} \right\} = 10^{15.70} \exp \left({{{- 32,500} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{- 32,500} T}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} T}} \right)\sec ^{- 1} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k\left\{{{\rm iC}_3 {\rm H}_7 {-\!-} {\rm C}\left({{\rm CH}_3} \right)_2 {\rm C}_2 {\rm H}_5 \longrightarrow {\rm iC}_3 {\rm H}_7 \cdot + \cdot {\rm C}\left({{\rm CH}_3} \right)_2 {\rm C}_2 {\rm H}_5} \right\} = 10^{16.15} \exp \left({{{- 35,900} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{- 35,900} T}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} T}} \right)\sec ^{- 1} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k\left\{{{\rm C}_2 {\rm H}_5 {-\!-} {\rm C}\left({{\rm CH}_3} \right)_2 {\rm C}_2 {\rm H}_5 \longrightarrow {\rm C}_2 {\rm H}_5 \cdot + \cdot {\rm C}\left({{\rm CH}_3} \right)_2 {\rm C}_2 {\rm H}_5} \right\} = 10^{16.57} \exp \left({{{- 38,800} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{- 38,800} T}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} T}} \right)\sec ^{- 1} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k\left\{{{\rm iC}_3 {\rm H}_7 {-\!-} {\rm CH}_2 {\rm C}_6 {\rm H}_5 \longrightarrow {\rm iC}_3 {\rm H}_7 \cdot + \cdot {\rm CH}_2 {\rm C}_6 {\rm H}_5} \right\} = 10^{15.23} \exp \left({{{- 34,800} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{- 34,800} T}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} T}} \right)\sec ^{- 1} $$\end{document} In combination with similar studies carried out earlier and through application of the well-established experimental rule (kr2(AB)/kr(AA)kr(BB))1/2 ∼ 2 where A and B are radicals and the rate constants are for the combination of these radicals, rate parameters for the thermal decomposition of all the hydrocarbons formed from any pair of the following radicals: methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, allyl, methylallyl, and benzyl have been calculated. The available calculated and experimental values of the decomposition rate constants are in excellent agreement. It appears that, with the possible exception of reactions involving the ejection of methyl radicals, the frequency factors per bond are nearly constant, depending only upon the type of carbon-carbon bond that is being broken. These values are all lower than those expected from the radical recombination rates.Heats of formation of ethyl, t-amyl, benzyl, methylallyl, n-propyl, s-butyl, isobutyl, neopentyl, and 3-pentyl radicals have been derived.Rate parameters for the decomposition of some simple ketones and ethers have also been estimated.

Notes: The kinetics of the photoinitiated reductions of methyl iodide and carbon tetrachloride by tri-n-butylgermanium hydride in cyclohexane at 25°C have been studied and absolute rate constants have been measured. Rate constants for the combination of CH3ċ and CCl3ċ radicals are equal within experimental error and are also equal to the values found for the self-reactions of most non-polymeric radicals in low viscosity solvents, i.e. ∼1-3 × 109 M-1 sec-1.Rate constants for hydrogen atom abstraction by CH3ċ and CCl3ċ radicals are both ∼1-2 × 105 M-1 sec-1. Tri-n-butyltin hydride is about 10-20 times as good a hydrogen donor to alkyl radicals as is tri-n-butylgermanium hydride.The strength of the germanium-hydrogen bond, D(n-Bu3Ge-H) is estimated to be approximately 84 kcal/mole.

Notes: The kinetics of the thermally and radiation initiated chain reaction between trichloroethylene and cyclopentane to produce 1,1-dichlorovinylcyclopentane and hydrogen chloride have been investigated in the temperature range 250-360°C at high pressure in the gas phase. The rate governing step in the chain is (k3 = 3.3 × 109 exp -(4800/RT) cc mole-1 sec -1). The rate of the unimolecular decomposition of trichloroethylene is 1.4 × 1014 exp -(61,200/RT) sec-1.

Notes: The gas phase, nitric oxide catalyzed positional isomerization of 3-methylene-1,5,5-trimethylcyclohexene (MTC) into 1,3,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene (TECD) has been studied for temperatures ranging between 296° and 425°C. The major reaction was first order with respect to nitric oxide and to MTC.The major side product, mesitylene, usually amounted to less than 10% of the TECD isomer formed. Only at high temperatures and large conversions has up to 20% been observed.Conditioned pyrex or quartz vessels coated with KCl have been used. The nitric oxide catalyzed isomerization is apparently a homogeneous process, as demonstrated by the insensitivity of the observed rate constants towards a 15-fold increase in the surface to volume ratio of the reaction vessels. However, a residual, presumably heterogeneous, thermal isomerization of the starting material could not be eliminated. Good mass balances were obtained for both NO and hydrocarbons.After correcting for the thermally induced conversion the observed rate constants for the nitric oxide catalyzed isomerization yield log k1 (1 mole-1 sec-1) = (10.7 ± 0.2) - (37.3 ± 0.9)/θ where θ is 2.303 × 10-3 RT (kcal mole-1). Plotting log k1 versus the ratio of the starting materials (MTC/NO)0 it was found that for temperatures ≥ 365°C the rate constants were systematically too high.Using extrapolated values for the higher temperature range yields the more reliable corrected Arrhenius equation log k1corr = 8.6 - 31.7/θ. The reaction mechanism is outlined and the implications with respect to the stabilization energy generated in the MTCċ radical intermediate and the activation energy of the backreaction MTCċ + HNO are discussed.Using for the activation energy E-1 of the backreaction (Rċ + HNO) a literature value of 9.2 ± 0.9 kcal mole-1 reported for the cyclohexadiene—1,3—system, this yields 23.4 ± 2 kcal mole-1 for the stabilization energy in the methylenecyclohexenyl radical, which is to be compared with the corresponding values for the allyl (10.2 ± 1.4), methallyl (12.6 ± 1) pentadienyl (15.4 ± 1) and cyclohexadienyl (24.6 ± 0.7) radicals.The pre-exponential factor agrees well with the value of (8.4 ± 0.2) reported by Shaw and co-workers for the similar reaction of NO with 1,3-cyclohexadiene. It is noteworthy that HNO, acting as sole hydrogen donor in the system, is surprisingly stable under the reaction conditions used. Nitrous oxide, HCN, H2O and N2 are observed in the product mixture of experiments carried out to high conversions at higher temperatures.

Notes: The following Arrhenius parameters have been determined for the hydrogen-abstraction reactions: R + (CH3)4Si → RH + (CH3)3SiCH3 TextRTemp. (°K)E (kcal/mole)Log A (mole-1 cc sec-1)Log k(400°K) (mole-1 cc sec-1)CF3330-4337.23 ± 0.0911.90 ± 0.057.95CH3396-47610.23 ± 0.3611.55 ± 0.185.68CD3396-49610.36 ± 0.1211.84 ± 0.066.20C2H5423-52211.40 ± 0.4811.88 ± 0.225.68The activation energies are in keeping with the strengths of the bonds formed during the reaction. By comparison with the activation energies for the analogous reactions of neopentane it is estimated that D((CH3)3SiCH2—H) ≃ 97 kcal/mole.The A factors for the above series of reactions fall within the range predicted by transition-state theory for this type of process and the validity of previous results of Kerr, Slater, and Young is seriously in doubt.

Notes: In the presence of elementary iodine, isobutyl iodide (2-methyl-1-iodopropane) undergoes isotopic exchange and also decomposes with production of additional iodine. Both reactions are approximately first order in isobutyl iodide and half order in iodine molecules. In degassed hexachlorobutadiene at 160°, the rate constants for exchange and decomposition are 7.5 × 10-6 and 11.4 × 10-6 (liter/mole)1/2sec-1, respectively. The decomposition is probably initiated by iodine atom abstraction of a β hydrogen atom, but comparison with rates for related compounds indicates that this hydrogen abstraction does not contribute significantly to the mechanism of exchange.

Notes: The kinetics and mechanism of the reaction between iodine and dimethyl ether (DME) have been studied spectrophotometrically from 515-630°K over the pressure ranges, I2 3.8-18.9 torr and DME 39.6-592 torr in a static system. The rate-determining step is, where k1 is given by log (k1/M-1 sec-1) = 11.5 ± 0.3 - 23.2 ± 0.7/θ, with θ = 2.303RT in kcal/mole. The ratio k2/k-1, is given by log (k2/k-1) = -0.05 ± 0.19 + (0.9 ± 0.45)/θ, whence the carbon-hydrogen bond dissociation energy, DH° (H—CH2OCH3) = 93.3 ± 1 kcal/mole. From this, ΔH°f(CH2OCH3) = -2.8 kcal and DH°(CH3—OCH2) = 9.1 kcal/mole.Some nmr and uv spectral features of iodomethyl ether are reported.

Notes: Arrhenius parameters have been determined for the hydrogen-abstraction reactions: R + SiHCl3 + RH + SiCl3 TextRTemp (°K)E(kcal/mole)Log A(mole-1 cc sec-1)Log k(400°K) (mole-1 cc sec-1)CF3323-4615.98 ± 0.0611.77 ± 0.038.50CH3333-4434.30 ± 0.0810.83 ± 0.044.48C2H5314-4135.32 ± 0.0711.54 ± 0.048.63The trend in activation energies ECH3 〈 EC2H5 〈 ECF3 is interpreted as indicating a polar effect in the reaction of CF3 with SiHCl3 and the similar reactivities of all three radicals appear to be due to the high exothermicity of the reactions.The A Factors for the reactions are normal for hydrogen abstraction reactions of free radicals. The previous results of Kerr, Slater, and Young for CH3 abstracting an H atom from SiHCl3 have been amended.

Notes: Stable nitroxide radicals and ESR techniques have been used to investigate rotational and translational motions of molecules in the liquid state. It is found that for hydrocarbons and molecules with low polarity the rotational frequencies are about an order of magnitude faster than translational encounters. Arrhenius parameters are reported for the rates of both types of processes. A scheme is given for the relation of these motions to radical recombination in solution and also to reactions requiring activation energy. The consequences of this scheme are examined.Such important properties as hydrodynamic fluidity, thermal conductivity, processes of extraction and solution, occurring in the liquid phase as well as at the interface are determined by mobility of particles in the liquid. The problem of molecular mobility is of essential significance for the kinetics of chemical and chemico-physical processes in the liquid phase.Application of both ESR techniques and stable nitroxide radicals for kinetic studies of molecular motions in liquids and the correlation between molecular mobility and the kinetic parameters of liquid-phase radical reactions have been studied in the present paper.

Notes: The photolysis of pentafluoroacetone has been investigated in the 3130 Å region, from room temperature to 360°C. The ΦCO varies from 0.7 to 0.9 over this range, and the decomposition is represented by CF2HCOCF3 → CF2H + CO + CF3. The disproportionation/combination ratio for CF3 and CF2H (→ CF3H + CF2) radicals is found to be 0.09. Arrhenius parameters for hydrogen atom abstraction from the ketone are log10A = 12.7 (units are mole-1 cc sec-1) and E = 14.3 kcal mole-1 for CF2H, and log10A = 12.1 and E = 11.8, for CF3 radicals. At low pressures HF elimination reactions are observed from the vibrationally excited fluoroethanes, C2F5H* and C2F4H2*, formed in the system. A rough estimate of the activation energy for the process C2F5H → C2F4 + HF of 60-65 kcal mole-1 is made.

Notes: The activating effects of a number of unsaturated groups and a cyclopropyl group have been evaluated in a solvent free system by determining the absolute rate constants, and energies and entropies of activation in the vapor phase pyrolysis of secondary and tertiary esters of the type RC(R′CH3) OAc where R′ = H or CH3 and R = c-Pr, i-Pr, CH3, CH2=CH, CH2=CHCH2, C6H5; the cyclopropyl showed only a moderate activating effect. The results are in contrast to the very significant activating effect of a cyclopropyl group in solvolysis of cyclopropylcarbinyl derivatives. Apparently marked activation by this group occurs only when a highly developed positive center forms adjacent to it. The lack of marked activation by the cyclopropyl group supports a mechanism for ester pyrolysis which involves a modest, but detectable, charge separation in the transition state [2] but questions a mechanism in which an intimate ion-pair was proposed [3].

Notes: The gas phase reaction I2 + HCOOCH3 → HI + CH3I + CO2 has been studied spectrophotometrically in a static system over the pressure ranges I2 (6-39 torr) and HCOOMe (28-360 torr). In the temperature range 293-356°, the initial rate of disappearance of I2 is first order in [HCOOMe] and half-order in [I2]. The rate determining step is where k1 is given by \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\log _{10} \left({k_1 /{\rm M}^{- 1} \sec ^{- 1}} \right) = \left({9.6 \pm 0.3} \right) - \left({22.4 \pm 0.8} \right)/\theta $$\end{document} where θ = 2.303 RT in kcal/mole. This activation energy gives a carbonyl C—H bond strength of 92.7 kcal/mole. At 356° there was no evidence of abstraction of a methoxy hydrogen, so a lower limit of 100 kcal/mole may be placed on this C—H bond strength. These ester C—H bond strengths are discussed in relation to comparable values in aldehydes and ethers.

Notes: The relative rates of addition of difluorocarbene to a series of methyl-substituted olefins have been determined and correlated with similar data for dichlorocarbene, chlorofluorocarbene and ground-state oxygen atoms. The electrophilic nature and stabilization of difluorocarbene by the fluorine substituents is discussed. Relative activation energies for the difluorocyclopropane-forming reaction have been estimated and correlated with properties of the olefins as derived from molecular orbital theory.

Notes: Data on the kinetics of S2F10 pyrolysis, which gives SF4 + SF6, have been reinterpreted to give a value for the equilibrium constant of S2F10 ⇆ SF4 + SF6. This, together with statistical estimates of the entropy and heat capacity of S2F10, can be used to give for this reaction values of ΔH298° = 19.7 ± 1.0 kcal/mole and ΔS300° = 47.6 ± 2 gibbs/mole. ΔHf°(S2F10) = -494 kcal/mole. A compatible mechanism is shown to be S2F10 ⇆ 2SF5 (fast); 2SF5 ⇆ SF6 + SF4 (slow) with step 2 rate-determining. The overall, best first order rate constant is proposed as kmeas = 1017.42-43.0/θ sec-1 = K1k2, where θ = 2.303RT in kcal/mole.Independent measurements of δHf° and S° for the SF5 radical, permits the evaluation of the equilibrium constant K1 = 108.92-(27.1 ± 6)/θ l./mole-sec and yields k2 = 108.50-15.9/θ l./mole-sec. The observed homogeneous catalysis by NO and CHCl = CHCl can be explained in terms of a direct abstraction of F from S2F10 : C + S2F10 → CF + S2F9, followed by S2F9 → SF5 + SF4 and SF5 + CF ⇆ SF6 + C (C ≡ NO or C2H2Cl2).