Issue 68, 2016

Atmospheric chemistry of CF3(CX2)2CH2OH: rate coefficients and temperature dependence of reactions with chlorine atoms and the subsequent pathways of alkyl and alkoxy radicals (X = H, F)

Abstract

The atmospheric and kinetic properties of CF3(CX2)2CH2OH (X = H, F) with chlorine atoms were studied by density functional and canonical variational transition state theories in conjunction with the small-curvature tunneling correction. The minimum energy path was obtained by the CCSD(T)/6-311++G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) method. The H-abstraction channel from the –CH2O– group was found to be the dominant channel, whereas that from the –OH site of the title reactions may be negligible because of the high barrier. All rate constants computed within 200–1000 K are in reasonable agreement with the available experimental values. The degradation mechanism of CF3(CX2)2CH2OH is discussed. The subsequent pathways of the CF3(CX2)2C˙HOH and CF3(CX2)2C(O˙)HOH radicals were studied. The atmospheric lifetime and global warming potentials (GWPs) of CF3(CX2)2CH2OH were computed, and it is shown that fluorine substitution may increase the lifetime and GWPs. It is also indicated that fluorine substitution may decrease the reactivity. The reaction enthalpies and reaction Gibbs free energies for all relevant reactions were discussed. The rate coefficient expressions for the title reactions obtained are kT1 = 5.75 × 10−17T2.26 exp(428.02/T) and kT2 = 1.30 × 10−17T1.96 exp(67.40/T) per cm3 per molecule per s.

Graphical abstract: Atmospheric chemistry of CF3(CX2)2CH2OH: rate coefficients and temperature dependence of reactions with chlorine atoms and the subsequent pathways of alkyl and alkoxy radicals (X = H, F)

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Apr 2016
Accepted
27 Jun 2016
First published
28 Jun 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 63954-63964

Atmospheric chemistry of CF3(CX2)2CH2OH: rate coefficients and temperature dependence of reactions with chlorine atoms and the subsequent pathways of alkyl and alkoxy radicals (X = H, F)

F. Bai, Y. Liu, X. Wang, Y. Sun and X. Pan, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 63954 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA10840G

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