Isomerization and dissociation of n-butylbenzene radical cation. - École polytechnique Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Physical Chemistry A Année : 2012

Isomerization and dissociation of n-butylbenzene radical cation.

Résumé

Fragmentation mechanisms of ionized butylbenzene to give m/z 91 and m/z 92 fragment ions have been examined at the G3B3 and G3MP2B3 levels of theory. It is shown that the energetically favored pathways lead to tropylium, Tr(+), and methylene-2,4-cyclohexadiene, MCD(*+), ions. Formation of m/z 91 benzyl ions, Bz(+), by a simple bond fission (SBF) process, needs about 30 kJ/mol more energy than Tr(+). Possible formation of C(7)H(8)(*+) ions of structures different from the retro-ene rearrangement (RER) product, MCD(*+), has been also considered. Comparison with experimental data of this "thermometer" system is done through a kinetic modeling using Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) and orbiting transition state (OTS) rate constant calculations on the G3MP2B3 0 K energy surface. The results agree with previous experimental observation if (i) the competitive formation of Tr(+) and Bz(+) is taken into account in the m/z 91 pathway, and (ii) the stepwise character of the RER fragmentation is introduced in the m/z 92 fragmentation route.
Fichier non déposé

Dates et versions

hal-00904400 , version 1 (29-11-2013)

Identifiants

Citer

Stephanie Halbert, Guy Bouchoux. Isomerization and dissociation of n-butylbenzene radical cation.. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2012, 116 (4), pp.1307-1315. ⟨10.1021/jp211673f⟩. ⟨hal-00904400⟩
95 Consultations
0 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More