The Effect of Low Frequency Vibrations in Methane on the Rate Constant for the Reactions of Diatomic Oxygen(+) (X square)II sub g, v=0)) with Methane

The Effect of Low Frequency Vibrations in Methane on the Rate Constant for the Reactions of Diatomic Oxygen(+) (X square)II sub g, v=0)) with Methane

The rate constant for the reaction of O2+ with CH4 has been measured as a function of average center-of-mass kinetic energy, (KEcm), at several temperatures over the range 93-545 K. The rate constant decreases with increasing (KEcm) at low (KEcm) and increases at higher (KEcm); the position of the r...

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Main Authors: Viggiano, A A, Morris, Robert A, Van Doren, Jane M, Paulson, John F
Format: Report
Language:eng
Subjects:
CONSTANTS
DRIFT
ENERGY
ENHANCED REACTIVITY
ERRORS
EXCITATION
FREQUENCY
FUNCTIONS
GAS PHASE ION-MOLECULE REACTION
HYDROGEN
KINETIC ENERGY
KINETICS
LOW FREQUENCY
LOW TEMPERATURE
MASS
Mechanics
METHANE
Organic Chemistry
OXYGEN
PE61102F
Physical Chemistry
RATES
REACTIVITIES
REDUCTION
REPRINTS
SBI1
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
VIBRATION
VIBRATIONAL EXCITATION
WUPL2310G230
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Summary:The rate constant for the reaction of O2+ with CH4 has been measured as a function of average center-of-mass kinetic energy, (KEcm), at several temperatures over the range 93-545 K. The rate constant decreases with increasing (KEcm) at low (KEcm) and increases at higher (KEcm); the position of the resulting minimum depends on temperature. We have observed small differences in the rate constants measured at the same total (KEcm ) but at different temperature s temperatures in in the low temperature regime (T300 K). These differences, i.e., decreasing rate constants with increasing temperature, are discussed in terms of the possibility of a rate constants with increasing temperature, are discussed in terms of the constant which is dependent upon rotational energy. At higher temperatures, 430 and 545 K, we find that the rate constant is significantly larger than that measured at lower temperatures at a given (KEcm). This enhanced reactivity is attributed to vibrational excitation in the CH4 From these data, we derive a rate constant for vibrationally excited CH4 (in the low frequency modes) that is approximately a factor of 20 greater than the rate constant for the ground vibrational state. The data disagree with an early study of this type at low temperature. The disagreement is discussed, and arguments are presented which indicate that the earlier data are in error at low temperature with an applied drift field. The use of these data for deriving effective reaction temperatures in other nonthermal experiments is also discussed. Temperature dependence, Enhanced reactivity, Effective temperature. SBI-AD-E200898, Availability: Pub. in Jnl. of Chemical Physics, v96 n1 p275-284, 1 Jan 1992.