Kinetic Study of the Reaction of Hydrogen Atoms with Molecular Chlorine at MilliTorr Pressures

The bimolecular reaction H + Cl2 → ΗCl + Cl (1) is studied in the very low-pressure reactor (VLPR) system at room temperature. Excellent mass balances are found between the Cl2 consumption and both HCl as well as Cl product formation. This indicates that only reaction 1 occurs in the system. Its rat...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of physical chemistry. A, Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment, & general theory Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment, & general theory, 2000-02, Vol.104 (4), p.777-782
Hauptverfasser: Dobis, Otto, Benson, Sidney W
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The bimolecular reaction H + Cl2 → ΗCl + Cl (1) is studied in the very low-pressure reactor (VLPR) system at room temperature. Excellent mass balances are found between the Cl2 consumption and both HCl as well as Cl product formation. This indicates that only reaction 1 occurs in the system. Its rate constant is k 1 = (0.96 ± 0.04) × 10-11 cm3/(molecule·s) at 298 K. Two independent estimates of the A factor give a value log A 1(298 K) = −9.80 ± 0.15 (units of cm3/(molecule·s)). Together with the measured rate constant this yields an activation energy of 1.7 ± 0.2 kcal/mol. All experimental data support a bent transition state for reaction 1.
ISSN:1089-5639
1520-5215
DOI:10.1021/jp9920601