Quantum mechanical studies of CH3OF decomposition pathways
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E. Drougas
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Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Θετικών Επιστημών. Τμήμα Χημείας
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E. Drougas
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The most important decomposition channels of methyl hypofluorite are studied using high level quantum mechanical techniques. The calculated critical energy barriers show that the O-F bond scission and the two-center 1,2 HF elimination are the main decomposition pathways in analogy with the similar CH3OCl and CH3OBr systems. The principal decomposition products, H2CO+HF, are shown to be formed through two possible competing pathways, the synchronous single-step HF elimination and a two-step mechanism via the O-F bond breaking channel.
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