An Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Kinetic Isotope Effect of C2H6 and C2D6 Reaction with OH

Fethi KHALED, Binod Giri, Milán Szőri, Béla Viskolcz, Aamir Farooq

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Abstract

We report experimental and theoretical results for the deuterated kinetic isotope effect (DKIE) of the reaction of OH with ethane (C2H6) and deuterated ethane (C2D6). The reactions were investigated behind reflected shock waves over 800–1350 K by monitoring OH radicals near 306.69 nm using laser absorption. In addition, high level CCSD(T)/cc-pV(T,Q)Z//MP2/cc-pVTZ quantum chemical and statistical rate theory calculations were performed which agreed very well with the experimental findings. The results reported herein provide the first experimental evidence that DKIE for alkanes asymptotes to a value of 1.4 at high temperatures.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)158-162
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume641
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 4 2015

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  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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