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Notes: The kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of iminodiacetic acid and N-methyliminodiacetic acid by aquasilver(II) and Ag(II)-2,2′-bipyridine complexes has been investigated. The results are discussed with reference to the active reaction pathways, the equilibrium quotient of the title reactions, the protolytic equilibria which involve the oxidizing complex, and the intrinsic self-exchange rates of the oxidants.

Notes: Relative rate constants for the reaction of OH radicals with a series of α,β-unsaturated carbonyls have been determined at 299 ± 2 K, using methyl nitrite photolysis in air as a source of OH radicals. Using a rate constant for the reaction of OH radicals with propene of 2.52 × 10-11 cm3/molec·s, the rate constants obtained are (× 1011 cm3/molec·s: acrolein, 1.83 ± 0.13; crotonaldehyde, 3.50 ± 0.40; methacrolein, 2.85 ± 0.23; and methylvinylketone, 1.88 ± 0.14). These data, which are necessary input to chemical computer models of the NOx-air photooxidations of conjugated dialkenes, are discussed and compared with literature values.

Notes: It is shown that, by deliberate activation of the reaction vessel, heterogeneous reaction at the wall can be made to dominate chain termination in a complex gas-phase reaction. For a homogeneous process, characterized, as is often the case, by multiple terminations, this has the effect of simplifying the mechanism and allowing explicit solution of the relevant steady-state equations so that the rate constants of some individual steps can be evaluated without assumption as to the values of those of others.The pyrolysis of propane, in the vicinity of 500°C, has been used as an example of this approach. Enhancement of the wall activity leads to the reaction providing, almost exclusively, chain termination. As a result, rate constants for the initiation step can be directly determined. The results of this study provide the Arrhenius equation \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \log k_1 (s^{ - 1}) = 16.71 \pm 0.54 - 83400 \pm 1950{\rm cal}/{\rm mol}/2.303RT $$\end{document} In combination with current thermochemical values this result gives k-1 = 1013.40 cm3/mol·s which, in turn, implies, via the geometric mean rule, kEt-Et = 1012.9 cm3/mol·s for ethyl-ethyl recombination, in good accord with the most recent determinations and compatible with the newly proposed value of the enthalpy of formation of ethyl.The first-order wall constant k8 has been evaluated as k8〈104.2 s-1. This appears to be the first occasion on which a wall constant has been evaluated from data for a high-temperature complex gas reaction.

Notes: The initial rates of formation of the major products in the thermal reactions of ethylene at temperatures in the neighborhood of 800 K have been measured in the presence and absence of the additives neopentane and ethane. It has been shown that in the absence of the additive the main initiation process is while in the presence of neopentane and ethane the following additional initiation processes occur: From the ratios of the rates of formation of the major products in the presence and absence of the additive the ratios kN/k1 and kE/k1 were measured over the temperature range of 750-820 K. Taking values from the literature for kN and kE, the following value was obtained for k1: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \log k_1 ({\rm L}/{\rm mol} \cdot {\rm s}) = 11.27 \pm 0.6 - \frac{{64,200 \pm 2000}}{{2.3RT}} $$\end{document} Previous results using butene-1 as additive were rexamined and shown to be consistent with this measurement. From this measurement the following values were derived: ΔHf(C2H3) = 63.4 ± 2 kcal/mol and D(C2H3—H) = 103 kcal/mol.

Notes: An empirical approach to the kinetic investigations of photo-initiated liquid-phase chlorination of benzene is presented. Reaction order and the reaction constants for chlorine consumption and for the production of hexachlorocyclohexane isomers were evaluated from experimental data.

Notes: Thermochemical analysis of the electron capture process of SF6 leads to a rate constant for the reverse process \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm SF}_6^ - \mathop \to \limits^2 {\rm SF}_6 + e^ -,k_2 = 1.5 \times 10^{13 - 31.4/\theta } {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}} $\end{document}, where θ = 2.303RT, in kcal/mol. The electron affinity of 32±3 kcal/mol is deduced from the observed bimolecularity of the capture process down to 0.1 torr Ar bath gas and estimated entropies of SF6 and SF6-. The capture process is discussed from the view point of the formation of a metastable SF6- electron (SF6·eL-) Langevin complex which appears to have a lifetime of about 2 × 10-13 s. Curve crossing from the SF6·eL- complex to vibrationally excited (SF6-)* appears to have a normal rate and A factor. This is interpreted to indicate near-resonant coupling between the orbiting electron and the vibronic motions of SF6, together with similarity in structure of SF6 and SF6-. It is shown that the apparent slowness of thermal electron ejection from SF6- is a result of an unfavorable equilibrium constant rather than a slow rate.

Notes: The kinetics of oxidation of methyl phenyl sulfoxide by chloramine-T (CAT) has been studied in buffered ethanol-water (1:1 v/v) of pH 7.0. The reaction was found to follow no simple-order kinetics. A possible mechanism is suggested involving three rate-controlling steps: (1) the reaction between RNHCl (R = CH3C6H4SO2) and the sulfoxide, (2) the disproportionation of RNHCl, and (3) the reaction between RNCl2 and the sulfoxide. A mixed-order rate law is derived as rate/[C][SO] = k1 + Kdk2[C]/[SA]. The rate law is found to be obeyed for the meta- and para-substituted phenyl methyl sulfoxides also. The ρ value is obtained using Hammett's σ constants. The ρ values obtained for the attack of both RNHCl and RNCl2 with the sulfoxides are almost the same, showing that both are converting the sulfoxide to the same intermediate. A chlorinium ion transfer is suggested.

Notes: The vacuum decomposition of sucrose and cellobiose has been observed in the 150-250°C temperature range. The predominant decomposition product of both sugars is H2O with less than 5% CO, CO2, CH2O, CH3CHO, CH3OH, and C2H5OH formed. The detailed rates and temperature dependences suggest that with the possible exception of C2H5OH, the minor products are formed in secondary reactions of the dehydration products. Further it is shown that the so-called “melting with decomposition” of a sugar is in reality a high-temperature dissolution of the disaccharide in the eliminated water.

Notes: The kinetics of the cerium(IV) oxidation of glycolic acid have been studied in the medium HClO4—Na2SO4—NaClO4 at varying organic substrate (HL), hydrogen, and bisulfate ion concentrations at 25.0°C and ionic strength 2.0M. Under the experimental conditions used (0.03 ≤ [H+] ≤ 0.5M; 0.02 ≤ [HSO4-] ≤ 0.1M; 0.01 ≤ [HL] ≤ 0.1M) the observed pseudo-first-order rate constant kobs has been found to follow the complex expression where the values of the various constants have been estimated by a nonlinear least-squares method. According to this expression the oxidation process occurs significantly through three simultaneous pathways. Moreover three equilibria involving cerium(IV) and HSO4- (or SO42-) ions are important from a kinetic point of view, whereas only two equilibria involving the corresponding complexes with the organic substrate are predominant.

Notes: The gas-phase elimination of ethyl 3-methylbutanoate and ethyl 3,3-dimethylbutanoate has been studied, in a static system, over the temperature range of 360-420°C and in the pressure range of 71-286 torr. The reactions are homogeneous, unimolecular, and follow a first-order rate law. The temperature dependence of the rate coefficients is given by the following Arrhenius equations: for ethyl 3-methylbutanoate, log k1 (s-1) = (12.70 ± 0.36) - (202.5 ± 4.4) kJ/mol/2.303RT, and for ethyl 3,3-dimethylbutanoate, log k1 (s-1) = (13.04 ± 0.08) - (207.1 ± 1.0) kJ/mol/2.303RT. Alkyl substituents at the acyl carbon of ethyl esters yield very close values in rates. Consequently it is rather difficult to offer some conclusion concerning the effect of these substituents.

Notes: The gas-phase reaction CH3SH + I2 has been studied spectrophotometrically over the temperature range of 476-604 K. It was found that the reaction undergoes H abstraction by I at ≤575 K, leading to the formation of MeSI and followed by a secondary reaction which leads to the formation of MeSSMe: Taking into consideration the effect of reaction (2), the equilibrium constant K1 (554 K) has been evaluated to be 0.025 ± 0.004. This value was combined with the estimated values S2980 (CH3SI, g) = 73.7 ± 1.0 eu and 〈ΔCp1,5540〉 = 0.87 ± 0.3 eu to obtain ΔH1,2980 = 4.03 ± 0.73 kcal/mol. This yields ΔHf2980 (CH3SI, g) = 7.16 ± 0.73 kcal/mol when combined with known thermochemical values for CH3SH, HI, and I2. A kinetic study was vitiated by the concurrent heterogeneous reaction of MeSH and I2 at lower temperatures and the rather complicated chemistry occurring at elevated temperatures. However, attempts at measuring rate constants at 554 K lead to a lower limit of ΔHf2980 (CH3S·, g) ≥ 29.5 ± 2 kcal/mol when an estimated value of A = 1010.8 ± 0.2 L/mol·s for the reactionc is used. DH2980 (CH3S-I) is estimated to be 49.3 ± 1.7 kcal/mol. The bond strengths of some divalent sulfurs and the reaction mechanisms are discussed. A crude estimate of DH0(H-CH2SH) = 96 ± 1 kcal has been obtained from the kinetic data.

Notes: The kinetics of the oxidation of dimethylsulfoxide by oxohydroxoosmate(VIII) complex ions in alkaline media follow pseudo-first-order disappearance in Os(VIII). The values of the observed pseudo-first-order rate constant are linearly dependent on initial dimethylsulfoxide concentrations in a fortyfold range, and increase with increasing [OH-], leveling off at higher relative [OH-]. The results are interpreted in terms of outer sphere interactions involving dimethylsulfoxide and various species of the Os(VIII) complex. The more nucleophilic dihydroxotetraoxoosmate(VIII) ion reacts about 50 times faster than the trihydroxotrioxoosmate(VIII) species.

Notes: The rate coefficient of the reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$(2){\rm H}_2 {\rm CN} \to {\rm H} + {\rm HCN}$$\end{document} has been determined in the temperature range of 2700-3500 K using a shock tube technique. C2N2—H2—Ar mixtures were heated behind incident shock waves and the early-time CN history was monitored using broad-band absorption spectroscopy. The rate coefficient providing the best fit to the data was \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm k = (7}{\rm .5}_{ - 2.0}^{{\rm + 2}{\rm .5}} {\rm)} \times {\rm 10}^{{\rm 13}} {\rm cm}^3 /{\rm mol} \cdot {\rm s} $$\end{document} in good agreement with extrapolations of previously published low-temperature results.

Notes: The photolysis of azocyclopentane in the presence of cyclopentane-carbon tetrachloride mixtures has been investigated in the gas phase. Product analysis data have been used to determine the Arrhenius parameters for the reactions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\begin{array}{*{20}c} {(4)_C - {\rm C}_5 {\rm H}_{9.} + {\rm CCl}_4 \to _C - {\rm C}_5 {\rm H}_9 + {\rm CCl}_{3.} } \hfill & {k_4 = 10^{9.0 \pm 0.6} {\rm exp}[- (10.3 \pm 1.0){\rm kcal}/{\rm mol}/{\rm RT}]} \hfill \\ {(6){\rm CCl}_{3.} + _C - {\rm C}_5 {\rm H}_{10} \to {\rm CCl}_3 {\rm H} + _C - {\rm C}_5 {\rm H}_{9.} } \hfill & {k_6 = 10^{8.4 \pm 0.4} {\rm exp}[- (10.0 \pm 0.7){\rm kcal}/{\rm mol}/{\rm RT}]} \hfill \\ \end{array}$$\end{document} The rate data for chlorine atom abstraction from CCl4 by the cyclopentyl radical were compared with available data for other alkyl radicals in both the gas and the solution phases. The results indicate that the rate constant for chlorine atom abstraction in the gas phase is fairly insensitive to the nature of the attacking alkyl radical and that the activation energy for a secondary radical is about 4 kcal/mol higher than the corresponding reaction in the solution phase.

Notes: The Ce(IV) oxidation of the five-, six-, and seven-membered ring α-hydroxycycloalkanecarboxylic (C5, C6, and C7) acids to the corresponding cyclic ketones has been studied in acidic perchlorate media. The data may be interpreted in terms of a mechanism which involves fast preequilibrium complexation steps between Ce(IV) and the hydroxy acids, yielding two complexes which differ only by a proton. Complexation is followed by rate-determining decarboxylation to an intermediate (free radical?), which reacts quickly with another Ce(IV) to give products. Of the two proposed complexes, the protonated one is virtually unreactive. The C7 ring acid is oxidized more rapidly than the C6 acid, which, in turn, is oxidized faster than the C5 acid.For comparison, the oxidation of the five-, six-, and seven-membered ring cyclic alcohols to the corresponding cyclic ketones by Ce(IV) in acidic perchlorate was also studied. The order of reactivity is cyclopentanol 〉 cycloheptanol 〉 cyclohexanol. The differences in observed reactivities between the hydroxy acids and the cyclic alcohols are explained in terms of differences in transition state structure.The stepwise hydrolysis constants of Ce(IV) leading to Ce(OH)3Plus; and Ce(OH)22+ were determined. In the case of the hydroxy acids, evidence is in favor of Ce(OH)3+ as the reactive ceric species in aqueous acidic perchlorate media.

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: A small tubular reactor having an inner diameter of 1-2 mm andused as the source in a molecular beam apparatus is described in detail. This arrangement allows the study of fast reactions with reaction times smaller than 1 msec. The preexplosive reaction phase between F2 and H2 and CH4, respectively, is investigated to find out the initiation reactions. In the F2/H2 reaction, initiation is brought about by heterogeneous generation of F atoms or some other surface reaction. Evidence is also obtained for chain branching reactions. In the F2/CH4 case the dominant initiation reaction is the homogeneous reaction CH4 + F2 → CH3 + HF + F. The rate constant for the reaction between 300 and 400 K is 1012.3±0.3 exp[-47 ± 8 kJ/mol/RT] cm3/mol sec. The analysis of the experimental data also yields the rate constant for the propagation reaction CH3 + F2 → CH3 F + F, which is 1012.3±0.3 exp[-4.6 ±2.1 kJ/mol/RT] cm3/mol sec.

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: The kinetics of thermal decomposition of ethyl, isopropyl, and t-butyl trifluoroacetates have been studied in the gas phase. In each case initial decomposition follows the normal ester route to give an olefin and trifluoroacetic acid, and elimination of hydrogen fluoride does not occur. However, trifluoroacetic acid is thermally unstable at ethyl and isopropyl ester decomposition temperatures, and further products result, including those from the difluorocarbene produced by decomposing trifluoroacetic acid. Placing a CF3 group at an ester's γ carbon increases the polarity of its transition state and decreases its thermal stability. The activation energies of the ethyl and isopropyl esters are lowered by 3.8 and 4.7 kcal/mol compared to the corresponding acetates, and the primary decomposition kinetics, which are homogeneous and of the first order, are expressed by α-Methylation enhances the reactivity of the trifluoroacetates, and the t-butyl ester, the transition state for which is sufficiently polar for heterogeneous decomposition to occur, shows signs of thermal instability at room temperature. The equilibrium was also investigated and gave ΔH° = +13,580 cal/mol and ΔS° = +31.07 gibbs/mol in the forward direction. The results obtained extend and support the known structure-rate correlations in the gas-phase elimination of esters.

Notes: The thermal unimolecular decomposition of ethylbenzene, isopropylbenzene, and tert-butylbenzene was studied using the very-low-pressure pyrolysis (VLPP) technique. Each reactant decomposed by way of β C—C bond homolysis, producing methyl radicals and benzyl or benzylic-type radicals. RRKM calculations show that the observed rate constants, when combined with thermochemical estimates, are consistent with the following high-pressure rate expressions: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \log k(\sec ^{ - 1}) = 15.3 - (72.7/{\rm \theta)} $\end{document} for ethylbenzene between 1053 and 1234 K, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \log k(\sec ^{ - 1}) = 15.8 - (71.3/{\rm \theta)} $\end{document} for isopropylbenzene between 971 and 1151 K, and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \log k(\sec ^{ - 1}) = 15.9 - (69.1/{\rm \theta)} $\end{document} for tert-butylbenzene between 929 and 1157 K, where θ (kcal/mol) = 2.303RT. Resulting activation energies combined with heat capacity and heat of formation data led to the following dissociation enthalpies and enthalpies of formation at 298 K: DH° (øCH(CH3)—CH3) = 73.8 kcal/mol, ΔHf° (øÇCH(CH3)) = 39.6 kcal/mol, DH° (øC(CH3)2—CH3) = 72.9 kcal/mol, and ΔHf° (øÇ(CH3)2) = 32.4 kcal/mol. Derived high-pressure rate constants are in good accord with results of lower temperature toluene- and aniline-carrier experiments.

Notes: Overall and detailed kinetic descriptions of the pyrolysis of C3H8 have been proposed as a result of a turbulent flow reactor investigation in the temperature range of 1110-1235 K and at atmospheric pressure. The overall reaction was described by a first-order rate expression with an activation energy of 58.65 kcal/mol and a preexponential factor of 3.2 × 1012 sec-1. This expression agrees with previously reported rate data. In addition, a kinetic mechanism involving 13 chemical species and 32 elementary reactions has been postulated to describe the kinetics. Experimental data from the present flow reactor experiments and from static vessel and shock tube experiments reported in the literature were used to verify the mechanism. Agreement over the temperature range of 800-1400 K and over the pressure range of 0.1-8.5 atm was obtained by adjusting three rate constants. Previously reported values for these rate constants appear to require reexamination. The reactions in question are the following: The sum of the rate constants for reactions (2a) and (2b) and the rate constant for reaction (23) are best represented by \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_{2a} + k_{2b} = 10^{- 0.1} T^4 \exp (-8300/{\rm RT}){\rm cm}^3 /{\rm mol}\;{\rm sec} $$\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_{23} = 10^{14.55} \exp (-14,340/{\rm RT}){\rm cm}^3 /{\rm mol}\;{\rm sec} $$\end{document} which differ with the expressions in the literature.

Notes: By measuring the rates of decay of ozone in a large excess of reactant, second-order rate constants have been obtained for the reactions of ozone with ethene, propene, but-1-ene, trans-but-2-ene, isobutene, hex-1-ene, cyclopentene, cyclohexene, isoprene, vinyl fluoride, 1,1-difluoroethene, cis-1,2-difluoroethene, trans-1,2-difluoroethene, trifluoroethene, tetrafluoroethene, and 2,5—dihydrofuran. The reactions have been studied in synthetic air at atmospheric pressure and at temperatures of 294 and 260 K. The rate constants and Arrhenius parameters are discussed in relation to existing kinetic data on ozone-alkene reactions.

Notes: Studies of the unimolecular decomposition of 4-methylpent-2-yne (M2P) and 4,4-dimethylpent-2-yne (DM2P) have been carried out over the temperature range of 903-1246 K using the technique of very-low pressure pyrolysis (VLPP). The primary reaction for both compounds is fission of the C—C bond adjacent to the acetylenic group producing the resonance-stabilized methyl-substituted propargyl radicals, CH3C≡ĊH(CH3) from M2P and CH3C≡CĊ(CH3)2 from DM2P. RRKM calculations were performed in conjunction with both vibrational and hindered rotational models for the transition state. Employing the usual assumption of unit efficiency for gas-wall collisions, the results show that only the rotational model with a temperature-dependent hindrance parameter gives a proper fit to the VLPP data over the entire experimental temperature range. The high-pressure Arrhenius parameters at 1100 K are given by the rate expressions log k2 (sec-1) = (16.2 ± 0.3) - (74.4 ± 1.5)/θ for M2P and log k3 (sec-1) = (16.4 ± 0.3) - (71.4 ± 1.5)/θ for DM2P where θ = 2.303RT kcal/mol. The A factors were assigned from the results of recent shock-tube studies of related alkynes. Inclusion of a decrease in gas-wall collision efficiency with temperature would lower both activation energies by ∼1 kcal/mol. The critical energies together with the assumption of zero activation energy for recombination of the product radicals at 0 K lead to DH0[CH3CCCH(CH3)—CH3] = 76.7 ± 1.5, ΔHf0[CH3CCCH(CH3)] = 65.2 ± 2.3, DH0[CH3CCCH(CH3)—H] = 87.3 ± 2.7, DH0[CH3CCC(CH3)2—CH3] = 72.5 ± 1.5, ΔHf0[CH3CCĊ(CH3)2] = 53.0 ± 2.3, and DH0[CH3CCC(CH3)2—H] = 82.3 ± 2.7, where all quantities are in kcal/mol at 300 K. The resonance stabilization energies of the 1,3-dimethylpropargyl and 1,1,3-trimethylpropargyl radicals are 7.7 ± 2.9 and 9.7 ± 2.9 kcal/mol at 300 K. Comparison with results obtained previously for other propargylic radicals indicates that methyl substituents on both the radical center and the terminal carbon atom have little effect on the propargyl resonance energy.

Notes: It is assumed that A∞ in the limiting high-pressure unimolecular rate constant expression k∞ = A∞ exp(-Ea∞/kT) is given by A∞ = A″∞eBkT. The test case is the decomposition butane → 2 ethyl, where a negative B reproduces the temperature dependence of A∞ about as well as the previously considered power law A∞ = A′∞(kT)n. It is shown that the term eBkT modifies significantly the high-temperature falloff of the general-pressure rate constant kuni and its various derivatives, and admits of a fairly simple interpretation in terms of Benson's restricted rotor theory. On physical grounds, the exponential law appears more reasonable than the power law.

Notes: Models for the energy profile along the reaction coordinate are utilized to determine the barrier's height and location as a function of ΔG. These form the basis for structure-reactivity correlations and afford a unified formulation for various postulates in the field of physical organic chemistry. Current experimental evidence is examined for the resulting correlations, and some of their applications as an aid to the chemical kineticist are presented.

Notes: The entropy of activation for the hydrolysis of pentaphenoxyphosphorane in 25% aqueous dioxane is -188 J/mol deg. The enthalpy of activation is 22.5 kJ/mol, which is small for the relatively slow reaction. This suggests that the reaction is a multistep process having a preliminary equilibrium with a negative heat of reaction. This conclusion is supported by the results obtained for the hydrolysis of C6H5[OCH(CF3)2]2. A kinetic isotope effect kH2O/kD2O of 3.46 was found for the latter reaction. Orders in water were obtained, and a mechanism of hydrolysis is proposed.

Notes: A competitive reaction study for two isoelectronic peroxides (peroxodisulfate S2O82- and peroxodiphosphate P2O84-) interacting with the free radical ·Clpar;CH3)2OH is described. The radical formation is initiated by photolysis, the amounts of peroxide remaining analyzed volumetrically. It is found that persulfate reacts with the organic radical over 100 times more rapidly than does perphosphate. Mechanistic consequences in relation to previous work are briefly discussed.

Notes: The decay of photochemically generated tert-butyl radicals in methylcyclopentane solutions containing chloroform is studied by time-resolved ESR spectroscopy. In the pure solvent it perfectly follows the second-order rate law for radical self-termination. Increasing chloroform concentrations cause increasing admixture of a pseudo-first-order decay from which the rate constant of the title reaction is obtained. For 273 K ≦ T ≦ 323 K, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}\,{\rm k(}M^{{\rm - 1}}\sec ^{ - 1}) = (8.41 \pm 0.14) - \frac{{8.12 \pm 0.18}}{\theta } $$\end{document} where θ = 2.303RT kcal/mol. CIDNP studies of the reaction mechanism and NMR product yields show H and Cl abstractions to occur with the temperature-independent ratio kH/kCl = 1.4 ± 0.1. The results point to polar effects in the transfer reactions of tert-butyl. The potential of time-resolved ESR spectroscopy in studies of first- and pseudo-first-order reaction rates is discussed.

Notes: The decomposition of cyclobutyl chloride following multiple infraredphoton excitation has been investigated. The primary photolysis products are butadiene, from elimination of HCl, and ethylene and vinyl chloride, fromring scission. The vinyl chloride undergoes secondary decomposition to acetylene and HCl. In addition to these products, known from thermal VLPP experiments, we also find 1-butene, which may arise from a higher energy C—Cl homolysis channel. Collisions with either reactant molecules oradded buffer gas lead to cooling of the laser-produced vibrational energy distributions. The average amount of energy removed per collision is 15-20 kcal/mol for self-collisions and 2-4 kcal/mol with argon.

Notes: The absolute rate constant for the reaction of methyl radicals with ozone has been measured as a function of temperature. Small concentrations of CH3 were generated by flash photolyzing CH3NO2 at 193 nm with an ArF laser. A photoionization mass spectrometer was used to follow the rate of decay of CH3 at various ozone concentrations. The resulting rate constants could be fit by the expressions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_1 = (5.4 \pm 1.5) \times 10^{ - 12} \exp [(- 216 \pm 80)/T]{\rm cm}^3 /{\rm molec}\,{\rm s} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_1 = (2.6 \pm 0.7) \times 10^{ - 12} {\rm (T/300)}^{{\rm 0}{\rm .71} \pm {\rm 0}{\rm .34}} {\rm cm}^3 /{\rm molec}\,{\rm s} $$\end{document} over the temperature range of 243-384 K. These rate constants can be modeled by simple transition state theory using reasonable parameters for the activated complex. Use of this rate constant shows that less than 1% of the methyl radicals formed in the stratosphere react with ozone.

Notes: The reaction C2H5 + O2 → C2H5O2 in glassy methanol-d4 and the H-atom abstraction by CH3, C2H5, and n-C4H9 radicals in C2H5OH + C2D5OH and CD3CH2OH + C2D5OH glassy mixtures have been studied by electron spin resonance. The analysis of the dependence of the reaction rates on the concentration of O2 (oxidation) and C2H5OH, CD3CH2OH (H-atom abstraction) has shown that the √t law is not conditioned by the existence of regions characterized by different rate constants.

Notes: H atoms react with C2H5SSC2H5 to give C2H5SH as the sole retrievable product with φ = 2.32 at 25°C and 2.84 at 145°C. The primary reaction is postulated to be H + C2H5SSC2H5 ← C2H5SH + C2H5S with k1 = (4.73 ± 0.64) × 1013 exp [-(1710 ± 69)/RT] cm3/mol·s relative to the rate constant of the H + C2H4 ← C2H5 reaction. The high value of the entropy of activation suggests the presence of partial hydrogen bonding in diethyldisulfide which is broken in the transition state.Ethylmethyldisulfide reacts similarly: H + C2H5SSCH3 ← C2H5SH + CH3S or CH3SH + C2H5S. The thiyl radicals propagate a chain of radical exchange reactions forming the symmetrical disulfides with exposure-time-dependent quantum yields. The overall kinetics conform to a 16-step mechanism from which the rate constants of the elementary reactions could be established by computer modeling. Thiyl radicals react considerably more slowly with disulfides than H atoms.

Notes: CFBr radicals produced by the reaction of atomic oxygen with F2CCFBr were monitored in a discharge flow system by fluorescence excited at 424 nm. The rate coefficients for reactions of the CFBr radicals were measured between 298 and 358 K, and the following values were obtained in units of cm3/molec·s: O2 〈 2 × 10-16 at 353 K; NO 〈 10-14 at 298 K; F2CCFBr 〈 10-15 at 298 K; Cl2 (1.9 ± 0.6) × 10-12 exp(-762 ± 92/T) Br2 (1.4 ± 0.3) × 10-12 exp(-533 ± 62/T).

Notes: Consideration of current information on the dependence of the electron transfer rate on the radial separation distance and on the reactants′ radial distribution function suggests for adiabatic transfers a frequency factor closer to 1012M-1 s-1 than to 1011M-1 s-1. One effect is to raise the λ values estimated from self-exchange rate constants, and to extend thereby the range of ΔG°'s in which the “inverted region′” is masked by a diffusion-controlled reaction rate.

Notes: The oxidation of propionaldehyde has been investigated in a 1-L Pyrex reactor at total pressures of 50-120 torr and temperatures 553-713 K. Detection of reactants and products was principally by molecular beam mass spectrometry, although certain species could only be measured by gas-chromatographic analysis. At 553 K the yield of water was ∼83% of the propionaldehyde consumed, leading to the conclusion that OH is the principal chain carrier near the beginning of the negative temperature coefficient region. Many oxygenated organics (CH2O, CH3CHO, C2H5OH, C2H5O2H, CH3O2H) and C2H4 are formed during the oxidation process. These oxidation products are consistent with the important role of O2 addition to C2H5 radicals at 553 K followed by subsequent reactions of the C2H5O2 radical. As the temperature is increased, the product concentrations smoothly change to a much simpler distribution in which C2H4, H2O2, and CO are the dominant products.

Notes: The kinetics of decomposition of “oxohydroxonickel(IV)” [Ni(IV)] with concomitant intramolecular electron transfer to produce hexaaquanickel(II) and dioxygen in aqueous acid solutions show pseudo-first-order dissappearance of the Ni(IV). The pseudo-first-order rate constants for the acid decomposition (kad) satisfy \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$k_{{\rm ad}} = k_{\rm d} {\rm K}_{{\rm MH}} [{\rm H}^ +]/(1 + {\rm K}_{{\rm MH}} [{\rm H}^ +])$$\end{document} where KMH and kd refer to the equilibrium protonation constant and the decomposition constant of the protonated species of the Ni(IV) respectively. The values of KMH and kd in aqueous medium at 45°C and μ = 2.0M are 25.5 ± 1M-1 and (1.7 ± 0.1) × 10-5 s-1, respectively.The kinetics of the intermolecular electron transfer from dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to the Ni(IV), producing Ni(H2O)62+ and dimethyl sulfone as products, have been investigated by monitoring the formation of Ni(H2O)62+. The pseudo-first-order rate constants for the electron transfer kobs are linearly dependent on [DMSO]0 or [H+], attaining limiting values at higher relative [DMSO]0 or [H+], in accordance with \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$k_{{\rm obs}} = \frac{{[{\rm DMSO}]_0 }}{{1 + K_{{\rm MH}} [{\rm H}^ +]}}\left({\frac{{k_{1{\rm x}} K_{1{\rm c}} }}{{1 + K_{1{\rm c}} [{\rm DMSO}]_0 }} + \frac{{k_{2{\rm x}} K_{2{\rm c}} }}{{1 + K_{2{\rm c}} [{\rm DMSO}]_0 }}} \right)$$\end{document} where K1c and K2c represent the formation constants of the precursors involving DMSO and the unprotonated and one-protonated Ni(IV) species, respectively, and k1x and k2x are the corresponding decomposition rate constants of the precursors. The values of K2c and k2x are (2.3 ± 0.1) × 104M-1 and 19 ± 1 s-1, respectively, at 45°C and μ = 1.0M. Results are interpreted in terms of probable mechanisms involving (1) a rate-determining decomposition of the protonated Ni(IV) followed by rapid product formation steps, and (2) precursor complex formation between DMSO and the unprotonated or the protonated species of the Ni(IV) followed by rate-determining decomposition with electron transfer.

Notes: The formation of methyl iodide was determined by radiochemical methods and by massspectroscopic analyses in mixtures of Ar-CH4-I2 and Ar—CH4—I2—O2, heated by a reflected shock wave to temperatures of 830-1150 K. The rate of formation of CH3I was consistent with the chain mechanism \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\begin{array}{l} {\rm I} + {\rm CH}_4 \to {\rm CH}_3 + {\rm HI} \\ {\rm CH}_3 + {\rm I}_2 \to {\rm CH}_3 {\rm I} + {\rm I} \\ \end{array}$$\end{document} where the indicated rate constant for reaction between I and CH4 is given by k2(cm3/mol · s) = 1014.17 exp(-32.9 ± 0.8 kcal/mol/RT). No effect on the reaction rate by the presence of O2 was detected. However, in one experiment at 1097 K with 3.86 mol % O2 the formation of CH2O was indicated by the mass-spectroscopic analysis, presumably from the reaction of O2 with CH3.

Notes: The rate constants for the protonation of “free” (that is, solvated) superoxide ions by water and ethanol are equal to 0.5-3.5 ×10-3M-1·s-1 in DMF and AN at 20º. It has been found that the protonation rates for the ion pairs of \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm O}_{\rm 2}^{\overline {\rm .} }$\end{document} with the Bu4N+ cation are much slower than those for “free” \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm O}_{\rm 2}^{\overline {\rm .} }$\end{document}. It is suggested that the effects of aprotic solvents on the protonation rates of \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm O}_{\rm 2}^{\overline {\rm .} }$\end{document} are mainly due to the fact that the proton donors form solvated complexes of different stability in these solvents.

Notes: The dispersion of a pulse of O(3P) atoms in flowing helium has been analyzed by a modification of Taylor's method in order to determine the diffusion coefficient. Atoms of O(3P) were produced in a flowing stream of helium by a pulsed microwave discharge of molecular oxygen. After traversing a known length of the flow tube, the arrival time distribution of the O(3P) atoms was obtained using a mass spectrometer. The value obtained for D0 at 294 K, where D0 = D[He], is (2.40 ± 0.06) × 1019 cm-1 ·s-1, which corresponds to a diffusion coefficient of (731 ± 18) cm2/s at 1 torr. In addition to D0, analysis of the arrival time distributions gives an estimate of the mean flow velocity for O atoms in helium. There was no significant difference between the value of the velocity found this way and that obtained from the mean bulk gas flow measurement. Thus for this system there is no evidence for a chromatographic effect for O(3P) atoms on the walls of the flow tube.

Notes: The hydrolysis of 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl acetate was studied in the presence of several carboxylic bases and tertiary amines. Carboxylic bases pyridine and imidazole react as nucleophilic catalysts, while 2,4-dimethyl and 2,4,6-trimethyl pyridine react as general-base catalysts. The nonlinear structure-reactivity correlations (log kcat versus log kOH and log kcat versus pK of the leaving group) for the series of aryl acetates are discussed, and it is suggested that there is a change in transition-state structure along the series.

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Notes: Absolute rate coefficients for the reactions of the hydroxyl radical with ethane (k1, 297-300 K) and propane (k2, 297-690 K) were measured using the flash photolysis-resonance fluorescence technique. The rate coefficient data were fit by the following temperature-dependent expressions, in units of cm3/molecule·s: k1(T) = 1.43 × 10-14T1.05 exp (-911/T) and k2(T) = 1.59 × 10-15T1.40 exp (-428/T). Semiquantitative separation of OH-propane reactivity into primary and secondary H-atom abstraction channels was obtained.

Notes: The reaction SO + SO →l S + SO2(2) was studied in the gas phase by using methyl thiirane as a titrant for sulfur atoms. By monitoring the C3H6 produced in the reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm S} + {\rm CH}_3\hbox{---} \overline {{\rm CH\hbox{---}CH}_2\hbox{---} {\rm S}} \to {\rm S}_2 + {\rm C}_3 {\rm H}_6 (7) $\end{document}, we determined that k2 ≃ 3.5 × 10-15 cm3/s at 298 K.

Notes: Relative rate constants for the gas-phase reactions of OH radicals with a series of cycloalkenes have been determined at 298 ± 2 K using methyl nitrite photolysis in air as a source of OH radicals. Using a rate constant for the reaction of OH radicals with isoprene of 9.60 × 10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1, the rate constants obtained were (X 1011 cm3 molecule-1 s-1): cyclopentene 6.39 ± 0.23, cyclohexene 6.43 ± 0.17, cycloheptene 7.08 ± 0.22, 1,3-cyclohexadiene 15.6 ± 0.5, 1,4 cyclohexadiene 9.48 ± 0.39, bicyclo[2.2.1]-2-heptene 4.68 ± 0.39, bicyclo[2.2.1] 2,5 heptadiene 11.4 ± 1.0, and bicyclo[2.2.2] 2 octene 3.88 ± 0.19. These data show that the rate constants for the nonconjugated cycloalkenes studied depend on the number of double bonds and the degree of substitution per double bond, and indicate that there are no obvious effects of ring strain energy on these OH radical addition rate constants. A predictive technique for the estimation of OH radical rate constants for alkenes and cycloalkenes is presented and discussed.

Notes: The isomerization of 1-hexene on 70/80 mesh HY zeolite was studied at 200°C. The observed reaction products are formed via a variety of processes including double bond shift, cis-trans isomerization, skeletal rearrangement, cracking, hydrogen transfer, polymerization, cyclization, and coke formation. By applying the time-on-stream theory, the products have been classified as primary, secondary, or both, according to their OPE curves on product selectivity plots. 2-Ethyl-1-butene, which is present as an impurity in the feed, is found to react about 30 times faster than 1-hexene. Both 2-hexenes and 3 hexenes are formed primarily from 1-hexene, while 3 methyl 2 pentenes and 3-methyl-1-pentene formed from 2-ethyl-1-butene. The ratio of the initial rate of deprotonation to that of hydrogen shift in these reactions is ∼15 and ∼100, respectively. All products of skeletal rearrangement are observed to be secondary. Cracking products are produced mainly from precoke, which is also the source of hydrogen in the formation of paraffins. A detailed reaction network along with its associated mechanisms are presented and discussed.

Notes: The photochemical decomposition of peroxomonosulfate (PMS) in the presence and absence of 2-propanol at 25°C was found to obey an overall first-order rate - d[PMS]/dt = kφ[PMS]. In the absence of 2-propanol, the quantum yield ≤ for the decomposition of PMS was found to depend upon the concentration of PMS at [PMS] 〉 2 × 10-M, and is independent of concentration at [PMS] 〉 2 × 10-2M. The quantum yield in the presence of 2-propanol was found to be 3.03 at [PMS] = 1 × 10-2M and 4.45 at higher concentrations of PMS. In the pH range of 2-9.0 the quantum yield was found to be independent of pH, and the overall rate constant kφ was found to be 6.49 × 10-3 s-1 and 1.68 × 10-3 s-1, respectively, in the presence and absence of isopropanol. A suitable chain mechanism is proposed and explained.

Notes: Aqueous bromine reacts with alkyl-sidechain amino acids through a series of steps resulting in the formation of the corresponding alkyl aldelydes and nitriles. The kinetics and the mechanism of the interaction of bromine with alanine are examined. The products and the rates of this reaction are dependent in a complex way on the initial reactant concentration and pH. Acetaldeyde production is favored at low bromine-to-alanine ratios, low bromine concentrations, and pH values above 6. The first-order rate constant for the formation of acetaldelyde from alanine under these conditions is k4 = 1.98 × 1015 e-22,500/RT min-1. At higher concentration the nitrile is formed through a bromoimine intermediate. Under most conditions the nitrile appears to form from a catalyzed decomposition of the bromoimine which is too fast to be followed by the methods used in this study. However, residual amounts of the bromoimine decay by a slower first-order mechanism. The rate constant for this slower reaction in the case of alanine at pH 6.8-6.9 and alanine concentrations of 1 × 10-4M is k6 = 1.75 × 105 e-10,400/RT min-1.

Notes: Recent experimental results on the thermal decomposition of N2O5 in N2 are evaluated in terms of unimolecular rate theory. A theoretically consistent set of fall-off curves is constructed which allows to identify experimental errors or misinterpretations. Limiting rate constants k0 = [N2] 2.2 × 10-3 (T/300)-4.4 exp(-11,080/T) cm3/molec·s over the range of 220-300 K, k∞ = 9.7 × 1014 (T/300)+0.1 exp(-11,080/T) s-1 over the range of 220-300 K, and broadening factors of the fall-off curve Fcent = exp(-T/250) + exp(-1050/T) over the range of 220-520 K have been derived. NO2 + NO3 recombination rate constants over the range of 200-300 K are krec,0 = [N2] 3.7 × 10-30 (T/300)-4.1 cm6/molec2·s and krec,∞ = 1.6 × 10-12 (T/300)+0.2 cm3/molec·s.

Notes: The kinetics of the gas-phase elimination of several chloroesters were determined in a static system over the temperature range of 410-490°C and the pressure range of 47-236 torr. The reactions in seasoned vessels, and in the presence of a free-radical inhibitor, are homogeneous, unimolecular, and follow a first-order law. The temperature dependence of the rate coefficients is given by the following Arrhenius equations: for methyl 3-chloropropionate, log k1(s-1) = (13.22 ± 0.07) - (231.5 ± 1.0) kJ/mol/2.303RT; for methyl 4-chlorobutyrate, log k1(s-1) = (13.31 ± 0.25) - (221.5 ± 3.4) kJ/mol/2.303RT; and for methyl 5-chlorovalerate, log k1(s-1) = (13.12 ± 0.25) - (221.7 ± 3.2) kJ/mol/2.303RT. Rate enhancements and lactone formation reveal the participation of carbonyl oxygen of the carbomethoxy group. The order COOCH3-5 〉 COOCH3-6 〉 COOCH3-4 in assistance is similar to the sequence of group participation in solvolysis reactions. The partial rates for the parallel eliminations to normal dehydrohalogenation products and lactones have been estimated and reported. The present results lead us to consider that an intimate ion-pair mechanism through participation of the carbomethoxy group may well be operating in some of these reactions.

Notes: The reactions where Y = CH3 (M), C2H5 (E), i—C3H7 (I), and t—C4H9 (T) have been studied between 488 and 606 K. The pressures of CHD ranged from 16 to 124 torr and those of YE from 57 to 625 torr. These reactions are homogeneous and first order with respect to each reagent. The rate constants (in L/mol·s) are given by \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm NMBO}} = - {{\left( {26530 \pm 80} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {26530 \pm 80} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {6.05 \pm 0.03} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {6.05 \pm 0.03} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm XMBO}} = - {{\left( {28910 \pm 130} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {28910 \pm 130} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {6.32 \pm 0.05} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {6.32 \pm 0.05} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm NEBO}} = - {{\left( {26150 \pm 120} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {26150 \pm 120} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {5.85 \pm 0.05} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {5.85 \pm 0.05} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm XEBO}} = - {{\left( {28560 \pm 120} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {28560 \pm 120} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {6.07 \pm 0.05} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {6.07 \pm 0.05} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm NIBO}} = - {{\left( {26560 \pm 80} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {26560 \pm 80} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {5.57 \pm 0.03} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {5.57 \pm 0.03} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm XIBO}} = - {{\left( {28350 \pm 100} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {28350 \pm 100} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {5.47 \pm 0.04} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {5.47 \pm 0.04} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm NTBO}} = - {{\left( {28920 \pm 50} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {28920 \pm 50} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {5.86 \pm 0.02} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {5.86 \pm 0.02} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm XTBO}} = - {{\left( {32890 \pm 120} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {32890 \pm 120} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {6.19 \pm 0.05} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {6.19 \pm 0.05} \right)}} $$\end{document} The Arrhenius parameters are used as a test for a biradical mechanism and to discuss the endo selectivity of the reactions.

Notes: The technique of laser photolysis of alkyl and perfluoroalkyl iodides at 266 nm followed by time-resolved detection of the 1.3-μm emission from I*(2P1/2) has been used to measure the rate constants for deactivation of I* by CH3I, C2H5I, CF3I, and CH4. The recommended values are (2.76± 0.22) × 10-13, (2.85 ± 0.40) × 10-13, (3.5 ± 0.5) × 10-17, and (7.52 ± 0.12) × 10-14, respectively, in units of cm3 molecule-1 S-1.

Notes: The reactions of labeled N15NO+ with CO, NO, O2, 18O2, N2, NO2, and N2O have been investigated using a tandem ICR instrument. In each case the total rate coefficient, product distribution, and kinetic energy dependence were measured. The results indicate that very specific reaction mechanisms govern these reactions. This conclusion is suggested by the lack of isotopic scrambling in many cases and by the complete absence of energetically allowed products in almost all of the systems. The kinetic energy studies indicate that most of the reaction channels proceed through an intermediate complex at low energies and via a direct mechanism at higher kinetic energies. Such direct mechanisms include long range charge transfer and atom or ion transfer.

Notes: Many experiments in chemical kinetics are initiated by a fast pulse, such as electric discharge, shock wave, flash lamp, or laser. After this pulse one observes the production and subsequent decay of a reactive intermediate. One then postulates a mechanism and adjusts the associated rate constants so as to minimize the difference between the results of the experiment and the prediction of the mechanism. The parameters to be estimated are usually strongly correlated, so that it is not possible to determine them separately. These estimated parameters are of little value unless we can also estimate statistically valid confidence limits for them. The difficulties are discussed which frequently arise in estimating parameters and confidence limits for a kinetic mechanism which is widely used in interpreting laser excitation and fluorescence measurements, that is, first-order production and decay. These difficulties, and methods for dealing with them, are illustrated with realistic data. The estimation problem is particularly ill conditioned when the production and loss rates are nearly equal. In some experimental systems this can be avoided, but in others it is inevitable.

Notes: A method is proposed whereby the orders and rate constants for processes obeying the rate law -dA/dt = kAn may be determined. The method is illustrated in two ways. First, simulated data for processes of various orders are treated, and the treatment is shown to be capable of reproducing orders and rate constants to a high degree of accuracy. The factors affecting the accuracy with which n and k can be determined are considered. These are inaccuracy in the determination of concentration values, irregularity of the time intevals between concentration determinations, and the length of those time intervals. It is shown that if concentrations are determined at times that are close together, the effect of the other two factors is small, but if the time intervals are made longer, the errors due to the other two factors affect the calculated values of n and k much more seriously. Second, the method was applied to two homogeneous reactions, of which one was first-order and one was second order, and three heterogeneous reactions, of which one was found by the original workers to be first order, one to be zero order, and one to vary between zero and first order, depending on the initial pressure. The present method gives results in agreement with these conclusions and reproduces the rate constants to within ±5% in all cases.

Notes: Results are reported from moderated nuclear recoil 18F experiments with the 273 K CHF3/C3F6/C2F6 system. Although the measurement sensitivity is only about ±12%, there is no evidence to support the occurrence of nonthermal F-to-HF reactions at 95 mol % C2F6 moderator concentration.

Notes: The main difference between the simple RRK theory and the better based but more complex RRKM theory is explained. Starting from the premise that the classical versus quantum mechanical estimation of the density of states is the major source of the difference, earlier attempts to incorporate the quantum effects in an effective value for the number of oscillators s are noted. By examining the expression for the RRKM rate coefficient it is found that a single effective s value will generally not suffice, but a much better representation of the quantum effects can be obtained if it is recognized that the problem inherently contains two different effective s values. A theory based on this analysis is constructed. It reproduces RRKM results to much improved accuracy, removing difficulties found earlier with single-s-value theories.

Notes: The reaction of CH4 + Cl2 produces predominantly CH3Cl + HCl, which above 1200 K goes to olefins, aromatics, and HCl. Results obtained in laboratory experiments and detailed modeling of the chlorine-catalyzed polymerization of methane at 1260 and 1310 K are presented. The reaction can be separated into two stages, the chlorination of methane and pyrolysis of methylchloride. The pyrolysis of CH3Cl formed C2H4 and C2H2 in increasing yields as the degree of conversion decreased and the excess of methane increased. Changes of temperature, pressure, or additions of HCl had little effect. In the absence of CH4 C2H4 and C2H2 are formed by the recombination of ĊH3 and ĊH2Cl radicals. With added CH4 recombination of ĊH3 forms C2H6, which dehydrogenates to C2H4 + H2. C2H4 in turn dehydrogenates to C2H2 + H2. While HCl, C, CH4, and H2 are the ultimate stable products, C2H4, C2H2, and C6H6 are produced as intermediates and appear to approach stationary concentrations in the system. Their secondary reactions can be described by radical reactions, which can lead to soot formation. ĊH3 - initiated polymerization of ethylene is negligible relative to the Ċ2H3 formation through H abstraction by Cl. The fastest reaction of Ċ2H3 is its decomposition to C2H2. About 20% of the consumption of C2H2 can be accounted for by the addition of Ċ2H3 to it with formation of the butadienyl radical. The addition of the latter to C2H2 is slow relative to its decomposition to vinylacetylene. Successive H abstraction by Cl from C4H4 leading to diacetylene has rates compatible with the experimental values. About 10% of Ċ4H5 abstracts H from HCl and forms butadiene. Successive additions of Ċ2H3 to butadiene and the products of addition can account for the formation of benzene, styrene, naphthalene, and higher polyaromatics. The following rate parameters have been derived on the basis of the experimentally measured reaction rates, the estimated frequency factors, and the currently available heat of formation of the Ċ2H3 radical (69 kcal/mol): \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{*{20}c} {\mathop {{\rm C}_{\rm 2} }\limits^. {\rm H}_{\rm 3} \mathop {\longrightarrow}\limits_{\left( {\rm M} \right)}^{39} {\rm H}\,\, + \,\,{\rm C}_{\rm 2} {\rm H}_{\rm 2} } & {\log k\left( {1\,{\rm atm,}\,{\rm 1300}\,{\rm K}} \right)\, = \,5.2\, + \,0.3\,s^{ - 1} } \\ \end{array} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{*{20}c} {{\rm C}_{\rm 2} {\rm H}_{\rm 4} \, + \,\mathop {{\rm C}_{\rm 2} }\limits^. \,\mathop {\longrightarrow}\limits^{17} \,\mathop {{\rm C}_{\rm 4} }\limits^. {\rm H}_{\rm 7} } \hfill & {E\, \ge \,2\, \pm \,2\,{{{\rm kcal}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{\rm kcal}} {{\rm mol}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {{\rm mol}}}\,} \hfill \\ {\mathop {{\rm C}_{\rm 2} }\limits^. {\rm H}_{\rm 5} \, + \,{\rm C}_{\rm 6} {\rm H}_{\rm 6} \,\mathop {\longrightarrow}\limits^{40} \,\mathop {{\rm C}_{{\rm 12}} }\limits^. {\rm H}_{{\rm 11}} } \hfill & {E\, = \,11\, \pm \,2\,{{{\rm kcal}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{\rm kcal}} {{\rm mol}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {{\rm mol}}}} \hfill \\ \end{array} $$\end{document}

Notes: The kinetics of fast elementary recombination of neutral ketyl radicals of benzophenone and its four derivatives (BPH⋅), the dismutation of benzophenone radical anions, the disproportionation between BPH⋅ and stable nitroxyl radicals, (), and the electron transfer have been investigated in both individual solvents and binary mixtures of different viscosities. Reaction (1) for unsubstituted BPH in water, water glycerol, and n-hexane is controlled by diffusion with 2k1 ≃ kdiff. In aliphatic alcohols and toluene, which form solvation complexes with BPH⋅, reaction (1) is diffusion-enhanced and activation-controlled, respectively, with 2k1 〈 kdiff. In a viscous solvent such as 1-propanol-glycerol mixture (100 ≲ η ≲ 450 cP) reaction (1) is diffusion-controlled. Reaction (2) in alkaline 1-propanol and alkaline 1-propanol-glycerol mixture is activation controlled. The rates of reactions (3) and (4) for benzophenone radicals and nitroxyl radicals of the imidazoline series decrease as the viscosity of the water-glycerol and 1-propanol-glycerol mixtures is increased. The reactions are molecular mobility limited; nevertheless, the numerical values of k3 (k4) are 2-6 times as small as the corresponding kdiff values due to the low steric factor of the reactions (therefore called pseudodiffusion-controlled reactions). The theoretical estimates of k3 (k4) are in good agreement with the experimental results. The elimination of spin forbiddance in the process of radical recombination in viscous solvents is discussed.

Notes: The thermal unimolecular decomposition of pent-2-yne has been studied over the temperature range of 988-1234 K using the technique of very low-pressure pyrolysis (VLPP). The main reaction pathway is C4—C5 bond fission producing the resonance-stabilized 3-methylpropargyl radical. There is a concurrent process producing molecular hydrogen and penta-1,2,4-triene presumably via the intermediate formation of cis-penta-1,3-diene. The 1,4-hydrogen elimination from cis-penta-1,3-diene is the rate-determining step in the molecular pathway. This is supported by an independent VLPP study of cis- and trans-penta-1,3-diene. RRKM calculations show that the experimental rate constants for C—C bond fission are consistent with the following high-pressure rate expression at 1100 K: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\log k_1 = \left({s^{ - 1}} \right) = \left({16.0 \pm 0.3} \right) - \left({72.6 \pm 2.0} \right)/\theta $$\end{document} where θ = 2.303RT kcal/mol and the A factor was assigned from the results of shock-tube studies of related alkynes. The activation energy leads to ΔHf,3000[CH3C≡CĊH2] = 70.3 and DH3000[CH3CCCH2—H] = 87.4 kcal/mol. The resonance stabilization energy of the 3-methylpropargyl radical is 10.6 ± 2.5 kcal/mol, which is consistent with previous results for this and other propargylic radicals.

Notes: The approximations developed to determine the energy distribution function of molecules activated above energy decomposition threshold, from experimental data, have been tested. The approach involved the theoretical (RRKM) calculations of “pseudoexperimental” data for a variety of activated energy distributions. (Single or double Gaussian representations were used in all cases.) Subsequently the algorithms mentioned were applied in order to recuperate the original (i.e., input) energy distributions from these pseudoexperimental data. The results obtained provide strong evidence in favor of the validity of the algorithms and illustrate the necessary requirements for their applications. A trend toward lower accuracy as the energy distributions move to higher energies has been observed. Evidence of the influence of the distribution width is also reported. The origins of the approximation errors have been studied, and ways for further improvement are suggested.

Notes: An iterative method has been devised for the simulation of chemiluminescence data during the oxidative decomposition of αα′ azobisisobutyronitrile in the presence of ethylbenzene. From this simulation the cross termination rate constant of the two types of peroxy radicals present has been estimated.

Notes: The kinetics of gamma-radiation-induced free-radical reactions in carbon tetrachloride solutions of ethanol and n-pentanol were studied in the range of 0.05-0.80M and 25-170°C. The rate constant for the reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$${\rm CCl}_{\rm 3} + {\rm R} - CH_2 - {\rm OH}\mathop \to \limits^{k1} {\rm CHCl}_{\rm 3} + {\rm R} - {\rm CH} - {\rm OH}$$\end{document} was found as \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$k1(M^{- 1} \cdot s^{- 1}) = 10^{8.6 \pm 0.4} \exp - (\frac{{9900 \pm 600{\rm cal}}}{{RT}})$$\end{document} The activation energy is larger by 0.8 kcal/mol than for secondary alcohols, while the A1 factors are about the same.

Notes: The autooxidation of retinyl acetate and methyl retinoate was investigated in chlorobenzene at 45°C. The rates of thermal initiation in the retinyl acetate solutions were measured, and a value was determined of the rate constant for the reaction of oxygen with retinyl acetate (RH + O2 → R· + HO2·): kio = (1.3 ± 0.2) × 10-5 L/mol · s. The number of moles of oxygen absorbed per mole of polyene depends on the substrate concentration. A kinetic scheme for the methyl retinoate autooxidation was proposed which takes into account the isomerization of primary peroxy radicals, and the rate constants for different elementary reactions were estimated. The partial rate constant for “allylic” hydrogen abstraction from retinyl acetate was estimated to be ≥ 1.65 × 103 L/mol · s. A probable propagation sequence was proposed for the autooxidation of retinyl acetate.

Notes: Rate constants for the self- and cross-termination of the isopropylol radical [(CH3)2ĊOH] and its anion [(CH3)2ĊO-] in aqueous solution are determined by kinetic electron spin resonance. Whereas the self-termination of the neutral radical occurs close to the diffusion-controlled limit, the cross- and self-terminations involving the anion are slower and reflect effects of charge repulsion and steric constraints by solvation.