STUDIES OF CAGE REACTIONS .I. NEED FOR REFINED MODELS . COMBINATION OF CF3 RADICALS
STUDIES OF CAGE REACTIONS .I. NEED FOR REFINED MODELS . COMBINATION OF CF3 RADICALS
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DOI:
10.1021/ja01004a012
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发表时间:
1968-01-01
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
SZWARC, M
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作者:
DOBIS, O;PEARSON, JM;SZWARC, M
The cage combination of CF3 radicals formed by photolysis of CF3N= NCF3 was investigated at four different temperatures in 14 solvents. The probability of combination, p (CF3)= C2F6/N2, increases with decreasing temperature and increasing viscosity of the solvent. In agreement with Noyes’ approach, for each solvent 1 jp {CF3) is a linear function of/21. Slightly different lines are obtained for different solvents. It seems that some other factor, not considered in Noyes’ model, hindersthe combination, and its effect becomes more pronounced in less viscous media. Consequently, a plot of l/pfCFs) vs.''-obtained for all the investigated solvents and temperatures gives a line which curves up in the regions of low viscosities. The plots of log P (CF3) vs. 1 jT are also linear. P (CF3)=(C2F6/N2)/[1—(C2F6/N2)]= kc/kd is the ratio of probabilities of cage combination and of escape from the cage. It is remarkable that the lines obtained for all the solvents are parallel, implying that the formal “activation energy” difference, Ee— Ed, is constant. In contradistinction, the “activation energy” of viscosity increases as the solvent be-comes more viscous. The significance of these results is discussed. They seem to indicate that the probability, a, of combination on each collision is small, being between 0.3 and 0.1 for most of the investigated solvents. Var-ious factors which should be included in a more comprehensive model are outlined.