Allowed energetic pathways for the three-body recombination reaction of nitrogen monoxide with the hydroxyl radical and their potential atmospheric implications

The OH initiated oxidation of nitric oxide (NO) is an important atmospheric reaction being, during the day time, the main channel that leads to the formation of HONO a reservoir species for both OH and odd nitrogen. This work reports ab initio study of the Potential Energy Surface (PES) of NO + OH u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: D’Ottone, Luca, Jamal, Adeel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFMS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufms.br:123456789/5323
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.ufms.br/handle/123456789/5323
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CNPQ::CIENCIAS EXATAS E DA TERRA::QUIMICA
Hidróxidos
Compostos Inorgânicos
Compostos de Nitrogênio
Radical Hidroxila
Óxido Nítrico
Hydroxides
Inorganic Chemicals
Nitrogen Compounds
Hydroxyl Radical
Nitric Oxide
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Sumario:The OH initiated oxidation of nitric oxide (NO) is an important atmospheric reaction being, during the day time, the main channel that leads to the formation of HONO a reservoir species for both OH and odd nitrogen. This work reports ab initio study of the Potential Energy Surface (PES) of NO + OH using density functional theory calculations conducted at the B3LYP level of theory with a 6-311g (d,p) basis set. We confirmed experimental observations pointing out that the main channel for this reaction is the formation the HONO. From the addition of OH to NO both cis and trans isomers of HONO were found to be the formed as stable intermediate, both having a negative enthalpy of formation relative to the reactants, the cis isomer being more stable than the trans one. The ab initio calculations were extended to include the hydrogen extraction mechanism with its respective transition state to investigate the potential existence of a reaction channel leading to the formation of NO2 + H, that was found not to be of significant interest.