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Title: Temperature-Dependent Kinetics of the Reactions of the Criegee Intermediate CH2OO with Hydroxyketones
Though there is a growing body of literature on the kinetics of CIs with simple carbonyls, CI reactions with functionalized carbonyls such as hydroxyketones remain unexplored. In this work, the temperature-dependent kinetics of the reactions of CH2OO with two hydroxyketones, hydroxyacetone (AcOH) and 4-hydroxy-2-butanone (4H2B), have been studied using a laser flash photolysis transient absorption spectroscopy technique and complementary quantum chemistry calculations. Bimolecular rate constants were determined from CH2OO loss rates observed under pseudo-first-order conditions across the temperature range 275–335 K. Arrhenius plots were linear and yielded T-dependent bimolecular rate constants: kAcOH(T) = (4.3 ± 1.7) × 10–15exp[(1630 ± 120)/T] and k4H2B(T) = (3.5 ± 2.6) × 10–15exp[(1700 ± 200)/T]. Both reactions show negative temperature dependences and overall very similar rate constants. Stationary points on the reaction energy surfaces were characterized using the composite CBS-QB3 method. Transition states were identified for both 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions across the carbonyl and 1,2-insertion/addition at the hydroxyl group. The free-energy barriers for the latter reaction pathways are higher by ∼4–5 kcal mol–1, and their contributions are presumed to be negligible for both AcOH and 4H2B. The cycloaddition reactions are highly exothermic and form cyclic secondary ozonides that are the typical primary products of Criegee intermediate reactions with carbonyl compounds. The reactivity of the hydroxyketones toward CH2OO appears to be similar to that of acetaldehyde, which can be rationalized by consideration of the energies of the frontier molecular orbitals involved in the cycloaddition. The CH2OO + hydroxyketone reactions are likely too slow to be of significance in the atmosphere, except at very low temperatures.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1905364
PAR ID:
10496003
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Chemical Society
Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume:
128
Issue:
10
ISSN:
1089-5639
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1880 to 1891
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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