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Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2008
The rate constants for the reactions of atomic bromine with dimethyl ether and diethyl ether were... more The rate constants for the reactions of atomic bromine with dimethyl ether and diethyl ether were measured from approximately 300 to 350 K using the relative rate method. Both isooctane and isobutane were used as the reference reactants, and the rate constants for the reactions of these hydrocarbons were measured relative to each other over the same temperature range. The kinetic measurements were made by photolysis of dilute mixtures of bromine, the reference reactant, and the test reactant in mixtures of argon and oxygen at a total pressure of 1 atm. The resulting ratios of rate constants were combined with the absolute rate constant as a function of temperature for the reference reaction of Br with isobutane to calculate absolute rate constants for the reactions of Br with isooctane, dimethyl ether, and diethyl ether. The absolute rate constant, in the units cm 3 molecule-1 s-1 , for the reaction of Br with dimethyl ether was given by k) (3.8 (2.4) × 10-10 exp-(-(3.54 (0.21) × 10 3 /T) while for the reaction of Br with diethyl ether the rate constant is given by k) (2.8 (2.7) × 10-10 exp(-(2.44 (0.32) × 10 3 /T). On the same basis, the rate constant for the reaction of Br with isooctane is given by k) (3.34 (0.59) × 10-12 exp(-(1.80 (0.11) × 10 3 /T). In each case, the activation energy of the reaction is significantly smaller than the endothermicity of the reaction. This is discussed in terms of a complex mechanism for these reactions.
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2008
The rate constants for the reactions of atomic bromine with dimethyl ether and diethyl ether were... more The rate constants for the reactions of atomic bromine with dimethyl ether and diethyl ether were measured from approximately 300 to 350 K using the relative rate method. Both isooctane and isobutane were used as the reference reactants, and the rate constants for the reactions of these hydrocarbons were measured relative to each other over the same temperature range. The kinetic measurements were made by photolysis of dilute mixtures of bromine, the reference reactant, and the test reactant in mixtures of argon and oxygen at a total pressure of 1 atm. The resulting ratios of rate constants were combined with the absolute rate constant as a function of temperature for the reference reaction of Br with isobutane to calculate absolute rate constants for the reactions of Br with isooctane, dimethyl ether, and diethyl ether. The absolute rate constant, in the units cm 3 molecule-1 s-1 , for the reaction of Br with dimethyl ether was given by k) (3.8 (2.4) × 10-10 exp-(-(3.54 (0.21) × 10 3 /T) while for the reaction of Br with diethyl ether the rate constant is given by k) (2.8 (2.7) × 10-10 exp(-(2.44 (0.32) × 10 3 /T). On the same basis, the rate constant for the reaction of Br with isooctane is given by k) (3.34 (0.59) × 10-12 exp(-(1.80 (0.11) × 10 3 /T). In each case, the activation energy of the reaction is significantly smaller than the endothermicity of the reaction. This is discussed in terms of a complex mechanism for these reactions.