The fate of the tert-butyl radical in low-temperature autoignition reactions

The Journal of Chemical Physics
Kevin B MooreHenry F Schaefer

Abstract

Alkyl combustion models depend on kinetic parameters derived from reliable experimental or theoretical energetics that are often unavailable for larger species. To this end, we have performed a comprehensive investigation of the tert-butyl radical (R• in this paper) autoignition pathways. CCSD(T)/ANO0 geometries and harmonic vibrational frequencies were obtained for key stationary points for the R• + O2 and QOOH + O2 mechanisms. Relative energies were computed to chemical accuracy (±1 kcal mol-1) via extrapolation of RCCSD(T) energies to the complete basis-set limit, or usage of RCCSD(T)-F12 methods. At 0 K, the minimum energy R• + O2 pathway involves direct elimination of HO2∙ (30.3 kcal mol-1 barrier) from the tert-butyl peroxy radical (ROO•) to give isobutene. This pathway lies well below the competing QOOH-forming intramolecular hydrogen abstraction pathway (36.2 kcal mol-1 barrier) and ROO• dissociation (35.9 kcal mol-1 barrier). The most favorable decomposition channel for QOOH radicals leads to isobutene oxide (12.0 kcal mol-1 barrier) over isobutene (18.6 kcal mol-1 barrier). For the QOOH + O2 pathways, we studied the transition states and initial products along three pathways: (1) α-hydrogen abstraction (42.0 kcal mol-...Continue Reading

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