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Title: Research in chemical kinetics. Progress report, July 20, 1988--August 30, 1989

Abstract

A major aspect of our research over the past decade under this contract has been the application of radioisotopes generated by nuclear reactions for the study of various kinetic mechanisms. Two general theoretical concepts have been explored in detail by this technique: (a) The addition of halogen atoms to olefins, which have been described for fifty years by the phrase {open_quotes}anti-Markownikoff{close_quotes} to indicate that the preference for one or the other end of an unsymmetric olefin is opposite to that ({open_quotes}Markownikoff addition{close_quotes}) for hydrogen halide addition. (b) The redistribution of internal energy within a molecule after an energetic addition reaction, for which the usual assumption is rapid equilibration into all available degrees of freedom, as calculated by the Rice-Rarnsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) model. In both instances, significant results have been obtained which expand the overall view of each of these two concepts.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
California Univ., Irvine, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
369698
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/13469-T5
ON: DE96014670; TRN: 96:005216
DOE Contract Number:  
FG03-86ER13469
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: [1996]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
40 CHEMISTRY; CHLORINE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; TIN COMPOUNDS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; BROMINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; PROGRESS REPORT; CARBON 14; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE 38; MASS SPECTRA

Citation Formats

Rowland, F S. Research in chemical kinetics. Progress report, July 20, 1988--August 30, 1989. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.2172/369698.
Rowland, F S. Research in chemical kinetics. Progress report, July 20, 1988--August 30, 1989. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/369698
Rowland, F S. 1996. "Research in chemical kinetics. Progress report, July 20, 1988--August 30, 1989". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/369698. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/369698.
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abstractNote = {A major aspect of our research over the past decade under this contract has been the application of radioisotopes generated by nuclear reactions for the study of various kinetic mechanisms. Two general theoretical concepts have been explored in detail by this technique: (a) The addition of halogen atoms to olefins, which have been described for fifty years by the phrase {open_quotes}anti-Markownikoff{close_quotes} to indicate that the preference for one or the other end of an unsymmetric olefin is opposite to that ({open_quotes}Markownikoff addition{close_quotes}) for hydrogen halide addition. (b) The redistribution of internal energy within a molecule after an energetic addition reaction, for which the usual assumption is rapid equilibration into all available degrees of freedom, as calculated by the Rice-Rarnsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) model. In both instances, significant results have been obtained which expand the overall view of each of these two concepts.},
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year = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
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