Atmospheric chemistry of HFC-236cb: Spectrokinetic investigation of the CF3CF2CFHO2 radical, its reaction with NO and NO2, and the fate of the CF3CF2CFHO radical

Trine E. Møgelberg, Anders Feilberg, Anders M.B. Giessing, Jens Sehested, Merete Bilde, Timothy J. Wallington*, Ole J. Nielsen

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Abstract

A pulse radiolysis technique was used to study the UV absorption spectrum of CF3CF2CFHO2 radicals (at 250 nm σ = (175 ± 36) × 10-20 cm2 molecule-1). The observed bimolecular rate constant for the self reaction of CF3CF2CFHO2 radicals was k13obs = (5.2 ± 1.4) × 10-12 cm3 molecule-1 s-1. Rate constants for reactions of CF3CF2CFHO2 radicals with NO and NO2 were k3 > × 10-12 and k4 = (6.3 ± 0.7) × 10-12 cm3 molecule-1 s-1, respectively. Using a FTIR spectrometer/smog chamber technique it was shown that, under atmospheric conditions, reaction with O2 and decomposition via C-C bond scission are competing loss mechanisms for CF3CF2CFHO radicals. A lower limit of 105 s-1 was deduced for the rate of decomposition of CF3CF2CFHO radicals via C-C bond scission at 296 K in 1 bar of SF6 diluent. It is estimated that in the atmosphere approximately 98% of CF3CF2CFHO radicals will undergo decomposition into C2F5 radicals and HC(O)F and 2% will react with O2 to give C2F5C(O)F. As part of this work relative rate methods were used to measure rate constants of (1.3 ± 0.3) × 10-12 and (1.5 ± 0.3) × 10-15 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 for the reactions of CF3CF2CFH2 with F and Cl atoms, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry
Volume99
Issue number48
Pages (from-to)17386-17393
Number of pages8
ISSN0022-3654
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1995

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