Issue 47, 2018

Kinetics of the reaction of the simplest Criegee intermediate with ammonia: a combination of experiment and theory

Abstract

The kinetics of the reaction of the simplest Criegee intermediate (CH2OO) with ammonia has been measured under pseudo-first-order conditions with two different experimental methods. We investigated the rate coefficients at 283, 298, 308, and 318 K at a pressure of 50 Torr using an OH laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) method. Weak temperature dependence of the rate coefficient was observed, which is consistent with the theoretical activation energy of −0.53 kcal mol−1 predicted by quantum chemistry calculation at the QCISD(T)/CBS//B3LYP/6-311+G(2d,2p) level. At 298 K, the rate coefficient at 50 Torr from the OH LIF experiment was (5.64 ± 0.56) × 10−14 cm3 molecule−1 s−1 while at 100 Torr we obtained a slightly larger value of (8.1 ± 1.0) × 10−14 cm3 molecule−1 s−1 using the UV transient absorption method. These experimental values are within the theoretical error bars of the present as well as previous theoretical results. Our experimental results confirmed the previous conclusion that ammonia is negligible in the consumption of CH2OO in the atmosphere. We also note that CH2OO may compete with OH in the oxidation of ammonia under certain circumstances, such as at night-time, high altitude and winter time.

Graphical abstract: Kinetics of the reaction of the simplest Criegee intermediate with ammonia: a combination of experiment and theory

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Sep 2018
Accepted
14 Nov 2018
First published
16 Nov 2018

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018,20, 29669-29676

Kinetics of the reaction of the simplest Criegee intermediate with ammonia: a combination of experiment and theory

Y. Liu, C. Yin, M. C. Smith, S. Liu, M. Chen, X. Zhou, C. Xiao, D. Dai, J. J. Lin, K. Takahashi, W. Dong and X. Yang, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 29669 DOI: 10.1039/C8CP05920A

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