Ab initio investigation of the potential energy profiles for the gas phase CH4+O2+(2g) reaction system

S. Irle, K. Morokuma

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Abstract

High level ab initio calculations were carried out to study the mechanism of the ion-molecule reaction CH4+O2+(2Πg). Four reaction channels were considered: insertion of O2+ (INS), hydride abstraction (HA), charge transfer (CT), and O-O cleave channel (OO). Results qualitatively explain most of the experimental facts about the reaction mechanism, kinetics, and dynamics of the reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6119-6127
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume114
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 8 2001
Externally publishedYes

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