Key Role of Some Specific Occupied Molecular Orbitals of Short Chain n-Alkanes in Their Surface Tension and Reaction Rate Constants with Hydroxyl Radicals: DFT Study

Basing on the DFT calculations we propose the new theoretical model which describes both the surface tension σ of the short chain n-alkanes at their normal boiling points and their reaction rate constants with hydroxyl radicals OH• (at 297 ± 2 K) on the basis of their molecular orbital electronic characteristics. It has been shown that intermolecular dispersion attraction within the surface liquid monolayer of these compounds, as well as their reaction rate constants k with OH• radicals are determined by the energies Eorb of the specific occupied molecular orbitals which are the same in the determination of both the above physico-chemical characteristics of the studied n-alkanes. The received regression equations confirm the theoretically found dependences between the quantities of σ and k and the module |Eorb|. For the compounds under study this fact indicates the key role of their electronic structure particularities in determination of both the physical (surface tension) and the chemical (reaction rate constants) properties.

Molecular Orbital Nature of Solubility of Shot Chain n-Alkanes in Water and Their Reaction Rate Constants with Nitronium Cations: A DFT Study

The new theoretical models describe both the solubility S of the shot chain n-alkanes in water at 298.15 K, and their reaction rate constants k with nitronium cation NO2+ at 293.15 K on the basis of their molecular orbital characteristics. It is shown that both the quantities S and k are determined by the energies Eorb of the specific virtual (for S) and occupied (for k) molecular orbitals of these n-alkanes. The obtained regression equations confirm the theoretically found dependences of S and k on the absolute value of Eorb. This fact demonstrates that the electronic structure particularities of the studied n-alkanes play a crucial role in both their above-mentioned physicochemical properties.

MCSCF STUDIES ON THE IRC AND REACTION RATE CONSTANTS FOR THE DEHYDROGENATION REACTION OF VINYL RADICAL

The transition state(TS) and Intrinsic Reaction Coordinate (IRC) for the titled reaction were traced by means of MCSCF/6-31G (210 configurations). The reaction activation energy of this reaction is 140.2KJ/mol. The reaction rate constants of five temperetures were calculated by CVT involving the tunneling effects.

Dependence of Reaction Rate Constants on Density in Supercritical Fluids

A new method,which correlates rate constants of chemical reactions and density or pressure in supercritical fluids,was developed.Based on the transition state theory and thermodynamic principles, the rate constant can be reasonably correlated with the density of the supercritical fluid,and a correlation equation was obtained. Coupled with the equation of state (EOS) of a supercritical solvent,the effect of pressure on reaction rate constant could be represented.Two typical systems were used to test this method.The result indicates that this method is suitable for dilute supercritical fluid solutions.

Linear free energy relationships between reaction rate constants and equilibrium constants of complex compounds——III. Kinetics and mechanisms of ternary complex formation between (5-X-1, 10-phenanthroline)copper(II) and threonine

The kinetics of ternary complex formation involving Cu(5-X-1, 10-phen) and threonine (CuAL, A=5-X-1, 10-phen; L=threonine or represented by O-N; X=NO_2, Cl, H, CH_3) has been studied by temperature-jump and stopped-flow methods. The formation rate constants, k_f(M^(-1).s^(-1)), for the complexation reaction, CuA + LCuAL, are as follows; X=NO_2, 8.68×10~8; X=Cl, 7.13×10~8; X=H, 6.12×10~8; X=CH_3, 5.42×10~8. The rate constants for zwitterion attack are nil within experimental error. It has been found that a linear free energy relationship exists between the stability(logK_(CuAL)^(CuA) of the complexes CuAL and log kf as follows: IogK_(CuAL)^(CuA)=0.13 + 0.83 logk_f, r=0.99. It suggested that the formation rate governed the stability of the ternary complexes. The rates of formation of the ternary complexes increased with decreasing electron-donating property of the substituents. A linear relationship was found to exist as expressed by the following equation: log(k_f^R/k_F^O) = 0.097σ, r=0.96. A mechanism involves a rapid equilibrium between CuA and L followed by a slow ring closure of L.

Calculation of the Canonical Rate Constant for the Nonadiabatic Trapping Model Based on Unified Statistical Theory:A Test on The Exchange Reaction H_2+H

A new approach was employed to calculate the canonical (thermal) rate constant basedon unified statistical theory. All information for the calculation was obtained from ab initio meth-ods. The flux integral for any point of reaction coordinate was calculated by counting the numberof quantum states and applied to determine the dividing surfaces along the intrinsic reaction coor-dinate (IRC). The classical exchange reaction H2+H, as an example, was investigated. The IRC forthe reaction has been traced and detailed information of IRC was carried out at the QCISD/6-311 G** level .The calculated rate constants are well consistent with the experimental results.

THE CALCULATION OF RATE CONSTANT OF ELECTRON TRANSFER REACTION AT ELECTRODES

After the electron transfers from the metal electrode to the Fe3+(H2O)(6) ion, the free energy of activation of this electron transfer reaction is calculated, then using the transition probability which is calculated by the perturbed degeneration theory and the Fermi golden rule,, the rate constant is gotten. Compared with the experimental results, it is satisfactory.

Electrochemical Determination of Rate Constants for Reactions of OH and its Application in the Evaluation of Anti-Oxidant Actions of Rheum

A single-sweep oscillopolarographic procedure is descrital which allows detethenahon of rateconstants for reachons of oH. For a wide range of compounds, the results fit well with rate constantspreviously obtained with other methods. Rate constants for reactions of six kinds of active compoundscontalned in rheum, a tradihonal Chinese herb, have been deteboned by this method. Rcationmechanism ha5 also been discussed.

Hydrogen Abstraction Reaction Mechanisms and Rate Constants for Isoflurane with a Cl Atom at 200～2000 K:A Theoretical Investigation

The kinetics and mechanisms of H abstraction reaction between isoflurane and a CI atom have been investigated using DFT and G3（MP2） methods of theory. The geometrical structures of all species were optimized by the wB97XD/6-311＋＋G＊＊ method. Intrinsic reaction coordinate （IRC） analysis has been carried out for the reaction channels. Thermochemistry data have been obtained by utilizing the high accurate model chemistry method G3（MP2） combined with the standard statistical thermodynamic calculations. Gibbs free energies were used for reaction channels analysis. Two channels were obtained, which correspond to P（1） and P（2）. The rate constants for the two channels over a wide temperature range of 200-2000 K were also obtained. The results show that the barriers of P（1） and P（2） reaction channels are 50.36 and 50.34 kJ/mol, respectively, predicting that it exists two competitive channels. The calculated rate constant is in good agreement with the experiment value. Additionally, the results also show that the rate constants also increase from 1.85x10^-16 to 2.16x 10^12 cm3.moleculel.s-1 from 200 to 2000 K

A Study on the Kinetics of the Catalytic Reforming Reaction of CH4 with CO2: Determination of the Reaction Order

The kinetics of the catalytic reforming reaction of methane with carbondioxide to produce synthesis gas on a Ni/α-Al_2O_3 and a HSD-2 type commercial catalyst has beenstudied. The results indicate that the reaction orders are one and zero for methane and carbondioxide, respectively, when the carbon dioxide partial pressure was about 12.5-30.0 kPa and thetemperature was at 1123-1173 K. However, when the carbon dioxide partial pressure was changed to30.0-45.0 kPa under the same temperature range of 1123-1173 K, the reaction orders of methane andcarbon dioxide are one. Furthermore, average rate constants at different temperatures weredetermined.

Kinetics and mechanism of titanium hydride powder and aluminum melt reaction

Based on the measurement of the released hydrogen gas pressure （PH2）, the reaction kinetics between TiH2 powder and pure aluminum melt was studied at various temperatures. After cooling the samples, the interface of TiH2 powder and aluminum melt was studied. The results show that the-time curves have three regions; in the first and second regions, the rate of reaction conforms zero and one order, respectively; in the third region, the hydrogen gas pressure remains constant and the rate of reaction reaches zero. The main factors that control the rate of reaction in the first and second regions are the penetration of hydrogen atoms in the titanium lattice and the chemical reaction between molten aluminum and titanium, respectively. According to the main factors that control the rate of reaction, three temperature ranges are considered for the reaction mechanism： （a） 700-750°C, （b） 750-800°C, and （c） 800-1000°C. In the first temperature range, the reaction is mostly under the control of chemical reaction; at the temperature range of 750 to 800°C, the reaction is controlled by the diffusion and chemical reaction; at the third temperature range （800-1000°C）, the dominant controlling mechanism is diffusion.

A Theoretical Study on Nonadiabatic Trapping Models of the Reaction NH+H←→N+H_2

The properties of nonadiabatic trapping models of the reaction NH+H -N+H, are investigated in a collinear model as \veil as a non-collinear thermal reaction on the basis of theintrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) intbrmation obtained by ah initio calculations at QCISD/631 IG** ie\el. Using the unitied statistical theory fornonadiabatic trapping models. the thermal rateconstants over the temperature range of 2000-3000K are computed which are in excellent agreementwith the experiment results.

Quantum Wave Packet Studies on F+HBr Reaction

Time-dependent quantum wave packet calculations were carried out for the F ＋ HBr reaction on the latest London-Erying-Polanyi-Sato potential energy surface constructed by Persky et al. The calculated reaction probabilities dramatically increase near the zero collision energy and then slightly decrease with increasing collision energy, which corresponds well to the behavior of a barrierless reaction. The effects of reagent HBr excitation were examined, it is shown that both the vibrational and the rotational excitations of reagent HBr have a negative effect on the reactivity of F ＋ HBr. The integral cross-section for the ground state of the reagent HBr decreases at a low collision energy and then becomes plat with increasing collision energy, which is reasonable for the feasibility of such an exothermal reaction. The rate constant that was obtained is slightly higher than that obtained in the quasi-classical trajectory calculation.

Theoretical Study on the Reaction Mechanism of SiCl_4 with H in the Gas Phase

The reaction mechanism of SiCl4 with H2 has been studied theoretically using Gaussian 98 program at B3LYP/6-311G^＊ level. Three different reaction paths （a, b, c） in the gas phase were obtained. The geometries, vibrational frequencies and energies of every stagnation point in the reaction channel were calculated and the mechanisms have been confirmed. The results show that path a has an activation energy of 79.12 kcal/mol, which was considered as the main reaction path. Comparably, paths b and c have the energy barriers of 125.07 and 136.25 kcal/mol, respectively. The reaction rate constant was calculated by TST method over a wide temperature range of 900～1600 K, which further confirmed that path a was the main reaction channel

Theoretical Studies on the Kinetics and Mechanisms of Reactions for Methyl Vinyl Ether and Ozone

在甲基乙烯基醚( MVE )的二不同异构体之间的互变现象，从 MVE 的 O 3-initated 反应的主要臭氧化物的形成，在主要臭氧化物之间的转变，和随后的破碎在 BHandHLYP/6 311++G 用量化学药品方法被学习( d ， p )为优化几何学和频率计算并且在 QCISD/6 31G 的理论的水平( d ， p )为单个点精力计算的水平。率系数为温度范围被计算由使用正规转变状态理论(TST ) 的 280 440 K。为 MVE 的臭氧增加，有二不同可能性，为臭氧攻击根据二不同可能的取向讨论。尽管 synperiplanar-MVE 是比 antiperiplanar-MVE 更稳定的 7.11 kJ/mol ，理论学习的结果显示那，因为从臭氧增加 antiperiplanar-MVE 形成的主要臭氧化物是更多的马厩和相应的精力障碍转移状态， antiperiplanar-MVE 在主要臭氧化物的形成起一个更重要的作用更低。在从臭氧增加形成到 antiperiplanar-MVE 的主要臭氧化物之间的互变现象与在另外的主要臭氧化物之间的转变相比是最可存取的。主要臭氧化物的劈开主要导致 CH 2 OO，它与试验性的估计一致。为开始臭氧的反应的计算的全面的率常数是 4.8 × 1 0 −17 在 298.15 K 的厘米 3/(molecules) ，它为乙醇乙烯基醚同意试验性的价值。

Theoretical Investigation on the Abstraction Reaction of H with (CH_3)_3SiH

The abstraction reaction of H with (CH_3)_3SiH was investigated at the high levels of ab initio molecule orbital theory. The geometries were optimized at the MP2 level with 6-31G( d ) basis set, and G2MP2 level was used for the final energy calculations. The theoretical analysis provides the conclusive evidence that the main process is the hydrogen abstraction from the Si-H bond, leading to the formation of H_2 and silyl radicals; the hydrogen abstraction from the C-H bond has a higher barrier and is difficult to react. The kinetics was calculated with canonical variational transition-state theory (CVT) over the temperature range 200-1 000 K, and the theoretical rate constants match well with the later experimental values.

Kinetics of the Reaction of Abstracting Hydrogen from Ethylene by Hydrogen Atom

Hydrogen abstraction reaction, H+C2H4 --H2+C2H2 was studied by using A initio SCF method. Ge-ometries were fully optimized at SCF level and energies were computed at STO-3G basis set for reactants and transition state. Vibrational analysis was performed thereupon. Finally, the rate constant calculations were carried out at different temperatures for all range of reaction temperature according to Eyring's sbwlute reaction rate theory. The calculated activation energy is 12. 68 kcal/mol, lower than observed value (H. S kcal/mol) by 1. 82 kcal/mol only. The agreement of the calculated rate constants with the experiments is satisfactory.

Exact quantum dynamics study of the H(^(2)S)+SiH^(+)(X^(1)Σ^(+))reaction on a new potential energy surface of SiH_(2)^(+)(X^(2)A_(1))

Based on a new global potential energy surface of SiH_(2)^(+)(X^(2)A_(1)),the exact quantum dynamical calculation for the H(^(2)S)+SiH^(+)(X^(1)Σ^(+))→H_(2)+Si^(+)reaction has been carried out by using the Chebyshev wave packet method.The initial state specified(νi=0,ji=0)probabilities,integral cross sections(ICS)and thermal rate constants of the title reaction are calculated.All partial wave contributions up to J=90 are calculated in exact quantum calculation including the full Coriolis coupling(CC)effect.The dynamical behaviors of probabilities,ICSs and rate constants are found to be in accord with an exothermic reaction without potential barrier.By comparing the probabilities of CC with the corresponding centrifugal sudden(CS)approximation ones,it can be concluded that neglecting CC effect will decrease the collision time,increase the amplitude of oscillation and lead to overestimation or underestimation of the reaction probability.For ICSs and rate constants,it is found that the deviation of CC and CS ICSs is small in the most of collision energy range except for the range of 0 eV-0.05 eV,while the deviation of both rate constants is considerable in the temperature range of 16 K-1000 K.

The reaction of the iron thiosulfate-nitrosyl complex with adenosine triphosphoric acid

Iron tetranitrosyl complex bearing the thiosulfate ligand (TNIC) is an efficient nitrogen monoxide donor (NO). He shows antitumor properties and may be used as an original drug for the therapy of acute coronary syndrome. In this work, the reaction of the TNIC with adenosine triphosphoric acid (ATP) was studied. Formation of the products for the reaction of ATP with TNIC was shown by electronic microscopy. The kinetics of the reaction was controlled by spectrofluorometric method, and the complexation constant was measured. The mechanism of interaction of ATP with TNIC was proposed, and the relevant kinetic model satisfactorily described the experimental data, which permitted to calculate the rate constants for these process stages. NMR, IR, and M?ssbauer studies were used for determination of the reaction product structure. NMR study showed TNIC interaction only with adenine part of ATP. The method of IR spectroscopy identified both the absence NO in the reaction products and the occurrence of new Fe-S and Fe-N bonds. M?ssbauer study showed that iron in the reaction products was presented by two forms: Fe(II) and Fe(III). Thus, the structures for the [ATP-Fe2+S] and [ATP-Fe3+S] complexes were proposed.