The Ionization Energy of CF3: When Does Entropy Matter in Gas-Phase Reactions?
The Ionization Energy of CF3: When Does Entropy Matter in Gas-Phase Reactions?
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CF3 的电离能:熵何时在气相反应中发挥作用?
DOI:
10.1021/ja991350s
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发表时间:
1999
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15
通讯作者:
["K. Irikura
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作者:
["K. Irikura
A minor controversy has emerged recently over the value of the ionization energy of the trifluoromethyl radical, CF3. Solid evidence appears to support both high values, IEa ≈ 9.05 eV, and low values, IEa ≈ 8.65 eV. Examining the assumptions made in the analysis of the various experimental results shows that the root of the discrepancy is the role of entropy in low-pressure, gas-phase ion chemistry. The proper treatment of entropy has, itself, been a more fundamental controversy for a long time. In the zero-pressure limit, conservation of energy (ΔE) in a molecular collision is the primary consideration, but at the high-pressure limit, the free energy (ΔG) dictates the outcome of a reaction: what pressures qualify as “high”? (Henchman, M.; et al. In Structure/Reactivity and Thermochemistry of Ions; Ausloos, P., Lias, S. G., Eds.; Reidel: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1987, pp 381−399). The present paper does not achieve any fundamental resolution of the entropy question. However, it does demonstrate that ...