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- Title
Theoretical study of the C-F bond activation in methyl fluoride by alkaline-earth metal monocations.
- Authors
Varela-Álvarez, Adrián; Sordo, José; Redondo, Pilar; Largo, Antonio; Barrientos, Carmen; Rayón, Víctor
- Abstract
Reactions of methyl fluoride with bare alkaline-earth metal monocations (Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba) were studied using theoretical methods. Thermochemical data were calculated using density functional theory in conjunction with polarized 3-ζ and 4-ζ basis sets. Variational/conventional microcanonical transition state theory was used for the calculation of the reaction rate constants over a large range of temperatures. According to our calculations, the Ca, Sr, and Ba reactions with CHF proceed to yield CaF, SrF, and BaF, in agreement with the experimental observation. The theoretically predicted global rate constants are in reasonable agreement with the experimental data. In the case of Mg, the large value of the computed energy barrier associated with the 'inner' transition structure is fully consistent with the limited progress experimentally observed for this reaction. The importance of bottlenecks other than the 'inner' transition state is highlighted and its mechanistic implications discussed. Particularly, our calculations suggest that the studied processes proceed through a 'harpoon-like' mechanism.
- Subjects
CHEMICAL bonds; ACTIVATION (Chemistry); FLUORIDES; ALKALINE earth metals; CATIONS; DENSITY functionals; THERMOCHEMISTRY; PHASE transitions; TEMPERATURE effect
- Publication
Theoretical Chemistry Accounts: Theory, Computation, & Modeling, 2011, Vol 128, Issue 4-6, p609
- ISSN
1432-881X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00214-010-0864-x