ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Guided ion-beam mass spectrometry is used to study the reactions of methane with O+2 in its ground electronic and vibrational state. In addition to the three previously reported reaction products, CH2OOH+, CH+3 , and CH+4 , we also observe three other products, CH2O+2 , H3O+, and CO+2 . Reactions of excited O+2 ions are also examined and are shown to be more efficient than those for ground-state ions. The thermochemistry and potential-energy surfaces for this reaction are discussed as well as the effects of vibrational, electronic, and translational energy on the reaction system. A heat of formation for CH2O+2 of 201.5±1.6 kcal/mol is measured and tentatively assigned to the methyne hydroperoxy ion structure, HC–O–OH+.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.460021