Relative rate studies of the reactions of chlorine atoms with simple alkanes and the chlorinated methanes
- Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States); and others
The reactions of chlorine atoms with organics are of interest because atomic chlorine is a potential tropospheric oxidant. Relative rate constants for the reaction of pairs of simple alkanes (ethane/propane, ethane/n-butane, and isobutane/n-butane) and the chlorinated methanes (chloromethane, dichloromethane, and chloroform relative to methane) were measured, using the photolysis of Cl{sub 2} as the source of chlorine atoms and following the loss of the organics by GC-FID. The ratios of the relative rate constants were in excellent agreement with the literature except for ethane/n-butane, where our results are approximately 20% lower than recently published values, and for chloroform/methane, where our value is approximately 50% higher than the values recommended by JPL and JPCRD. Our results will be compard to previously published relative rate studies as well as to the results of absolute rate constant studies, and the differences will be discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 126093
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950402-; TRN: 95:006086-0062
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 209. American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting, Anaheim, CA (United States), 2-6 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 209th ACS national meeting; PB: 2088 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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