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Nonergodic behavior, possibly due to an insufficient density of states, in the decompositions of CH/sub 2/C(OH)OD/sup +/

Journal Article · · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j150652a008· OSTI ID:6492093
The metastable CH/sub 2/C(OH)OD/sup +/ ion loses OH and CH/sub 2/D via CH/sub 2/DCO/sub 2/H/sup +/ and CH/sub 3/ and OD via CH/sub 3/CO/sub 2/D/sup +/. About 3.7 kJ mol/sup -1/ (ca. 45%) more energy is released in the loss of OH than in the loss of OD, and less energy is released in the loss of CH/sub 2/D than of CH/sub 3/. The differing energy releases cannot be accounted for by isotopic influences on zero-point energies. It is concluded that energy is deposited differently in the intermediate acetic acid ions depending on whether H or D is transferred and that this difference is maintained and reflected in the subsequent fragmentations. Energy may remain localized because the fragmenting ions do not contain enough energy for the density of states to be high enough to permit energy randomization between isomerization and decomposition.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Texas, Galveston
OSTI ID:
6492093
Journal Information:
J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 88:8; ISSN JPCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English