Theoretical Investigation of Mechanism for the Gas-Phase Reaction of OH Radical and Ethane

Theoretical Investigation of Mechanism for the Gas-Phase Reaction of OH Radical and Ethane

Year:    2011

Author:    Xiao-Ping Hu, Bing-Xing Wang, Ying Gao, Bing Yang

Journal of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Vol. 2 (2011), Iss. 3 : pp. 225–233

Abstract

Reaction mechanism of OH radical and ethane has been investigated by using ab initio (MP2) and hybrid DFT (B3LYP and BH&HLYP) methods with 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The MP2 method can provide more reasonable geometrical structures than the B3LYP and BH&HLYP DFT functionals. The methodology does not significantly alter vibrational frequencies. Compared with previous reports, at MP2 level, large basis set is necessary to predict the barrier heights and reaction energies. Spin-projected MP2 energies with 6-311++G(d,p) basis set were adopted to construct the potential energy surface. Hydrogen abstraction channel exhibits most exothermicity and lowest barrier height. This channel is predominant thermodynamically and kinetically, and proceeds via an "early" transition state. The other channels are minor and their transition-state structures are neither reactant-like nor product-like.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/jams.122810.011811a

Journal of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Vol. 2 (2011), Iss. 3 : pp. 225–233

Published online:    2011-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    9

Keywords:    ethane hydroxyl radical reaction mechanism PMP2 density functional theory (DFT).

Author Details

Xiao-Ping Hu

Bing-Xing Wang

Ying Gao

Bing Yang

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