Rate constants for the CH3O + NO → CH3ONO reaction by classical trajectory and canonical variational transition state theory calculations

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilio Martínez-Núñez ◽  
Itamar Borges ◽  
S. A. Vázquez
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Transition State Theory ◽  
Classical Trajectory ◽  
State Theory ◽  
Variational Transition State Theory ◽  
Variational Transition State

Limitations of Variational Transition State Theory for Barrierless Radical–Radical Recombination Reactions

2004 ◽  
Vol 218 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Troe
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Transition State Theory ◽  
Classical Trajectory ◽  
State Theory ◽  
Nonadiabatic Dynamics ◽  
Variational Transition State Theory ◽  
Radical Recombination ◽  
Adiabatic Dynamics ◽  
Recombination Reactions ◽  
Variational Transition State

AbstractVariational transition state theory (VTST) is widely used for the modelling of barrierless radical-radical recombination reactions. In this application, VTST suffers from a number of limitations some of which are of more technical, others of more fundamental nature. The former are caused by inappropriate averaging over individual adiabatic channel potentials or by the neglect of quantum effects, the latter are due to deviations from adiabatic dynamics. It is shown that most radical-radical recombination reactions are characterized by Massey parameters which are smaller than unity such that the dynamics is nonadiabatic. VTST treatments which generally assume adiabatic dynamics, therefore, have a fundamental problem. Calculations of rate constants by VTST often exceed classical trajectory results by about 10 to 20percent. This is normally attributed to “recrossing trajectories”. In the present work it is shown, however, that deviations of this magnitude also have to be expected for nonadiabatic dynamics in comparison to adiabatic dynamics. It is, therefore, suggested that “recrossing” at least in part has to be attributed to nonadiabatic dynamics. A way out of the dilemma is the use of a combination of statistical adiabatic channel and classical trajectory concepts.

Computational study on the reaction of atomic chlorine with 1,2-dibromoethane (CH2BrCH2Br)

2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (11) ◽  
pp. 1123-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ang-yang Yu
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Transition State Theory ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Minimum Energy ◽  
State Theory ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Stationary Points ◽  
Variational Transition State Theory ◽  
Variational Transition State

In this work, the reaction mechanism and kinetics of Cl + CH2BrCH2Br → products are theoretically investigated for the first time. The optimized geometries and frequencies of all of the stationary points and selected points along the minimum-energy path for the three hydrogen abstraction channels and two bromine abstraction channels are calculated at the BH&H-LYP level with the 6-311G** basis set and the energy profiles are further calculated at the CCSD(T) level of theory. The rate constants are evaluated using the conventional transition-state theory, the canonical variational transition-state theory, and the canonical variational transition-state theory with a small-curvature tunneling correction over the temperature range 200–1000 K. The results show that reaction channel 3 is the primary channel and the calculated rate constants are in good agreement with available experimental values. The three-parameter Arrhenius expression for the total rate constants over 200–1000 K is provided.

A THEORETICAL STUDY FOR H2 + CN ↔ HCN + H REACTION AND ITS KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECTS WITH VARIATIONAL TRANSITION STATE THEORY

2006 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 769-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
LI-PING JU ◽  
KE-LI HAN ◽  
JOHN Z. H. ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Transition State Theory ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Kinetic Isotope Effects ◽  
State Theory ◽  
Variational Transition State Theory ◽  
Kinetic Isotope ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Variational Transition State

We present variational transition state theory (VTST) calculations for the H 2 + CN → HCN + H (R1) and D 2 + CN → DCN + D (R2) reactions and their reverses based on a global many-body expansion potential energy surface (PES) for ground-state H 2 CN (ter Horst MA, Schatz GC, Harding LB, J Chem Phys105:558, 1996). It is found that the tunneling effects are negligible over the 200–2000 K temperature range and non-negligible over 100–200 K for R1 and R2 reactions. The C–N bond acts almost as a spectator for both reactions. The present VTST rate constants are in good agreement with the available experimental results and the previous theoretical predictions for R1 and R2 reactions except for the overestimation of rate constants by VTST at lower temperatures that may be caused by recrossing effect. Additionally, the kinetic isotope effects are important for the forward R1 and R2 reactions, but not for the reverses of R1 and R2.

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