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Temperature dependence of CH (CD) + D sub 2 reaction kinetics

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100156a045· OSTI ID:5169674

The temperature dependence of the rate coefficients for the reactions of ground-state CH and CD + D{sub 2} has been measured over the temperature range 298-1,260 and 560-1,120 K, respectively. The methylidyne radical is generated by laser photolysis at 248 nm of CHBr{sub 2}Cl for CH and CDBr{sub 3} for CD and detected via laser-induced fluorescence. No pressure dependence over the range 10-100 Torr at room temperature is observed for the CH + D{sub 2} reaction. The CH + D{sub 2} rate coefficients are fit to the Arrhenius expression k(T) = A exp({minus}E{sub a}/RT) and yield k(T) = (4.29 {plus minus} 0.27) {times} 10{sup {minus}11} cm{sup 3} s{sup {minus}1} exp ((450 {plus minus} 50 cal mol{sup {minus}1})/RT). The data are fit equally well by k(T) = (1.13 {plus minus} 0.36) {times} 10{sup {minus}9} T{sup {minus}(0.45 {plus minus} 0.06)}. For the reaction CD + D{sub 2}, a rate expression for the endothermic addition-elimination channel is derived from the measured temperature dependence. The fit expression yields k{sub abs}(T) = (5.56 {plus minus} 2.82) {times} 10{sup {minus}11} cm{sup 3}s{sup {minus}1} exp(({minus}275 {plus minus} 900 cal mol{sup {minus}1})/RT). Error limits of the fitted parameters represent 1 {sigma} values.

OSTI ID:
5169674
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 95:3; ISSN JPCHA; ISSN 0022-3654
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English