Falloff curves and mechanism of thermal decomposition of CF₃I in shock waves
The falloff curves of the unimolecular dissociation CF₃I (+Ar) → CF₃ + I (+Ar) are modelled by combining quantum-chemical characterizations of the potential energy surface for the reaction, standard unimolecular rate theory, and experimental information on the average energy transferred per collisio...
| Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional de La Plata |
| Repository: | SEDICI (UNLP) |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/138272 |
| Online Access: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/138272 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Física Química Falloff curves Unimolecular dissociation Decomposition mechanism |
| Summary: | The falloff curves of the unimolecular dissociation CF₃I (+Ar) → CF₃ + I (+Ar) are modelled by combining quantum-chemical characterizations of the potential energy surface for the reaction, standard unimolecular rate theory, and experimental information on the average energy transferred per collision between excited CF₃I and Ar. The (essentially) parameter-free theoretical modelling gives results in satisfactory agreement with data deduced from earlier shock wave experiments employing a variety of reactant concentrations (between a few ppm and a few percent in the bath gas Ar). New experiments recording absorption-time signals of CF₃I, I₂, CF₂ and (possibly) IF at 450-500 and 200-300 nm are reported. By analysing the decomposition mechanism, besides the unimolecular dissociation of CF₃I, these provide insight into the influence of secondary reactions on the experimental observations. |
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