New method for determination of heats of thermal gas-phase reactions yielding intermediates

1996 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-59
Author(s):  
N. N. Buravtsev ◽  
Yu. A. Kolbanovskii ◽  
A. A. Ovsyannikov











The technique outlined in part I of this paper has been employed to study the photo­sensitized decomposition of acetone vapour. A theoretical interpretation of the non-stationary state applied to non-chain photochemical gas phase reactions with second-order termination has been given and the effects of non-homogeneous absorption of radiation have been considered. A value has been obtained for the rate constant for the recombination of methyl radicals in the gas phase at room temperature.



1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (13) ◽  
pp. 2449-2453 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Yamdagni ◽  
P. Kebarle

The equilibrium constants for the gas phase reactions: Cl−(HCl)n = Cl−(HCl)n−1 + HCl, (n, n−1) were measured at different temperatures with a pulsed electron beam high pressure mass spectrometer. This allowed determination of ΔGn,n−10, ΔHn,n−10, and ΔSn,n−10 for reactions with n = 1 to n = 4. The enthalpy change for the reaction: (ClHCl)− = Cl− + HCl was ΔH1.00 = 23.7 kcal/mol. This value is much higher than the literature value of 14.2 kcal/mol based on Born cycles. The stabilities of the Cl−(HCl)n clusters are compared with those of OH−(H2O)n and Cl−(H2O)n measured earlier. It is found that the (ClHCl)− is nearly as stable as the (HOHOH)− species but that the stabilities of the higher Cl−(HCl)n clusters decreases much more rapidly than that of OH−(H2O)n. The initial strong interaction in (ClHCl) is assumed to be due to the high polarizability of Cl. For large n this effect becomes unimportant. Cl−HOH is much more weakly bound than (ClHCl)−, however, at high n the Cl−(H2O)n interactions become more favorable.



A method of following the non-stationary state in simple photochemically initiated gas-phase reactions is described. Measurements are recorded by observing the pressure change occurring in the gas resulting from the adiabatic temperature changes caused by reaction. The pressure changes are observed by means of a sensitive diaphragm type manometer, whose sensitivity in detection is better than 10 -4 mm Hg and whose time delay in response is less than 10 -3 s.



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