Relative rate study of the kinetic isotope effect in the 13CH3D + Cl reaction

Lars Magnus Torvald Joelsson, Roslyn Forecast, Johan Albrecht Schmidt, Carl Meusinger, E.J.K. Nilsson, S. Ono, Matthew Stanley Johnson*

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde
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Abstract

The 13CH3D/12CH4kinetic isotope effect, α13CH3D, of CH4 + Cl is determined for the first time, using the relative rate technique and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. α13CH3D is found to be 1.60 ± 0.04. In addition, a quantum chemistry/transition state theory model with tunneling correction is constructed and the primary cause for α13CH3D is found to be the substantially reduced reactivity of the D atom, which, in turn, can be explained by a significant increase in the reaction barrier due to changes in the vibrational zero point energy and to a lesser extent tunneling.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftChemical Physics Letters
Vol/bind605-606
Sider (fra-til)152-157
Antal sider6
ISSN0009-2614
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2014

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