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Hanamirian B, Della Libera A, Pratali Maffei L, Cavallotti C. Investigation of Methylcyclopentadiene Reactivity: Abstraction Reactions and Methylcyclopentadienyl Radical Unimolecular Decomposition. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:1314-1328. [PMID: 36723173 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c08028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Understanding the reactivities of methylcyclopentadiene and the methylcyclopentadienyl radical is important in order to improve our comprehension of the chemical kinetics leading to the formation, decomposition, and growth of the first aromatic ring, as it has been shown that five-membered-ring species are important intermediates in the reaction kinetics of aromatic species. In this work, the rate constants of some key H-abstraction reactions from methylcyclopentadiene to produce the methylcyclopentadienyl radical and the formation of fulvene and benzene from the latter are theoretically determined. Rate constants are evaluated using the ab initio transition state theory-based master equation approach, determining structures and Hessians of all stationary points at the ωB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ level, energies at the CCSD(T) level extrapolated to the complete basis set limit, RRKM rate constants using conventional and variational transition state theory, and phenomenological rate constants through the solution of the one-dimensional master equation. Variational corrections are determined in both internal and Cartesian coordinates, and it is found that the choice of the coordinate system can impact the accuracy of the calculated rate constants by up to a factor of 4 for H-abstraction reactions and 2 for the unimolecular decomposition of the methylcyclopentadienyl radical. The calculated rate constants are in good agreement with the available literature data. Prompt dissociation of methylcyclopentadienyl radicals accessed following H-abstraction from methylcyclopentadiene was also investigated, and the corresponding rate constants were determined; the results show that prompt dissociation plays a key role under combustion conditions. Finally, lumping of theoretically derived rate constants to account for methylcyclopentadiene ⇄ methylcyclopentadienyl tautomerism allowed the derivation of a simplified set of rate constants suitable to be inserted into kinetic mechanisms.
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- Burak Hanamirian
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica, Politecnico di Milano, 20131Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica, Politecnico di Milano, 20131Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica, Politecnico di Milano, 20131Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica, Politecnico di Milano, 20131Milano, Italy
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Liu X, Liu G, Liu S, Qin L, Lin B, Wang M, Yang L, Zheng M. Free radical mechanism of toxic organic compound formations from o-chlorophenol. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 443:130367. [PMID: 36444078 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Organic free radical intermediates are pivotal to our understanding of toxic chemicals formation from chlorophenols that widely exist in thermal processes. However, in most cases, multiple free radical intermediates exist and produce complex spectra that are hard to deconvolute. Identification of free radical intermediates is the current difficulty for detailed formation mechanisms of toxic products from chlorophenols. In this study, a universal bottom-up method was developed to identify the organic free radical intermediates. Candidate organic free radicals were firstly speculated according to the critical parameters obtained from experimental electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra and the calculated bond dissociation energies of precursors. Their theoretical spectra were then used retrospectively to justify the accordance with the experimental EPR spectra. Identification of the organic free radicals provides straightforward evidence for the formation pathways of pollutants from chlorophenol. Internal factors influencing formation of radical intermediates and the toxic products were also studied, including the ortho effect of the precursor, spin densities of the organic free radical intermediates, and steric hindrance effects of the molecular intermediates. In combination of the experimental results and theoretical calculations, detailed formation mechanisms of toxic pollutants intermediating by organic free radicals from thermal oxidation of chlorophenol were strongly evidenced.
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- Xiaoyun Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; School of the Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; School of the Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; School of the Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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Nabgan W, Nabgan B, Tuan Abdullah TA, Ikram M, Jadhav AH, Ali MW, Jalil AA. Hydrogen and value-added liquid fuel generation from pyrolysis-catalytic steam reforming conditions of microplastics waste dissolved in phenol over bifunctional Ni-Pt supported on Ti-Al nanocatalysts. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2021.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Battin-Leclerc F, Delort N, Meziane I, Herbinet O, Sang Y, Li Y. Possible use as biofuels of monoaromatic oxygenates produced by lignin catalytic conversion: A review. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Vanuzzo G, Caracciolo A, Minton TK, Balucani N, Casavecchia P, de Falco C, Baggioli A, Cavallotti C. Crossed-Beam and Theoretical Studies of the O( 3P, 1D) + Benzene Reactions: Primary Products, Branching Fractions, and Role of Intersystem Crossing. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:8434-8453. [PMID: 34533308 PMCID: PMC8488941 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c06913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
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Reliable modeling
of hydrocarbon oxidation relies critically on
knowledge of the branching fractions (BFs) as a function of temperature
(T) and pressure (p) for the products
of the reaction of the hydrocarbon with atomic oxygen in its ground
state, O(3P). During the past decade, we have performed
in-depth investigations of the reactions of O(3P) with
a variety of small unsaturated hydrocarbons using the crossed molecular
beam (CMB) technique with universal mass spectrometric
(MS) detection and time-of-flight (TOF) analysis, combined with synergistic
theoretical calculations of the relevant potential energy surfaces
(PESs) and statistical computations of product BFs, including intersystem
crossing (ISC). This has allowed us to determine the primary products,
their BFs, and extent of ISC to ultimately provide theoretical channel-specific
rate constants as a function of T and p. In this work, we have extended this approach to the oxidation of
one of the most important species involved in the combustion of aromatics:
the benzene (C6H6) molecule. Despite extensive
experimental and theoretical studies on the kinetics and dynamics
of the O(3P) + C6H6 reaction, the
relative importance of the C6H5O (phenoxy) +
H open-shell products and of the spin-forbidden C5H6 (cyclopentadiene) + CO and phenol adduct closed-shell products
are still open issues, which have hampered the development of reliable
benzene combustion models. With the CMB technique, we have investigated
the reaction dynamics of O(3P) + benzene at a collision
energy (Ec) of 8.2 kcal/mol, focusing
on the occurrence of the phenoxy + H and spin-forbidden C5H6 + CO and phenol channels in order to shed further light
on the dynamics of this complex and important reaction, including
the role of ISC. Concurrently, we have also investigated the reaction
dynamics of O(1D) + benzene at the same Ec. Synergistic high-level electronic structure calculations
of the underlying triplet/singlet PESs, including nonadiabatic couplings,
have been performed to complement and assist the interpretation of
the experimental results. Statistical (RRKM)/master equation (ME)
computations of the product distribution and BFs on these PESs, with
inclusion of ISC, have been performed and compared to experiment.
In light of the reasonable agreement between the CMB experiment, literature
kinetic experimental results, and theoretical predictions for the
O(3P) + benzene reaction, the so-validated computational
methodology has been used to predict (i) the BF between the C6H5O + H and C5H6 + CO channels
as a function of collision energy and temperature (at 0.1 and 1 bar),
showing that their increase progressively favors radical (phenoxy
+ H)-forming over molecule (C5H6 + CO and phenol
stabilization)-forming channels, and (ii) channel-specific rate constants
as a function of T and p, which
are expected to be useful for improved combustion models.
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- Gianmarco Vanuzzo
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- MOX - Modellistica e Calcolo Scientifico, Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica, Politecnico di Milano, 20131 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica, Politecnico di Milano, 20131 Milano, Italy
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Lopes Jesus AJ, Fausto R, Reva I. Conformational Space, IR-Induced, and UV-Induced Chemistry of Carvacrol Isolated in a Low-Temperature Argon Matrix. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:8215-8229. [PMID: 34506137 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c05907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
In this work, monomers of carvacrol (5-isopropyl-2-methylphenol), a natural monoterpene exhibiting wide range bioactivity, were trapped in a cryogenic argon matrix and characterized by infrared spectroscopy, while quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP and MP2 levels were employed to characterize the conformational landscape of the isolated molecule. Four conformers have been localized on the potential energy surface, and the factors accounting for their relative stability were analyzed. The two most stable conformers of carvacrol, differing in the relative orientation of the isopropyl group and both having the OH group pointing away from the vicinal methyl fragment, were identified in the cryomatrix for the first time. The individual spectral signatures of the two conformers were distinguished based on the change in their relative abundance induced by exposing the matrix to broadband infrared light. Matrix-isolated carvacrol was also irradiated with broadband UV light (λ > 200 nm), which resulted in the cleavage of the OH group. Recombination of the released H atom at the ortho- or para-position of the ring resulted in the formation of alkyl-substituted cyclohexadienones. These were found to undergo subsequent valence and open-ring isomerizations, leading, respectively, to the formation of a Dewar isomer and open-chain conjugated ketenes. Decarbonylation of the photoproducts was also observed for longer irradiation times. A mechanistic analysis of the observed photochemical transformations is presented.
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- A J Lopes Jesus
- University of Coimbra, CQC, Faculty of Pharmacy, 3004-295 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC, Department of Chemistry, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, CQC, Department of Chemistry, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.,University of Coimbra, CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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Liu X, Yang L, Liu G, Zheng M. Formation of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals during Thermochemical Processes and their Correlations with Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:6529-6541. [PMID: 33956443 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c08762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Attention is increasingly being paid to environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs), which are organic pollutants with the activities of free radicals and stabilities of organic pollutants. EPFRs readily form during thermal processes through the decomposition of organic precursors such as phenols, halogenated phenols, and quinone-type molecules, which are also important precursors of toxic unintentionally produced persistent organic pollutants (UPOPs). We have found that EPFRs are important intermediates for UPOP formation during thermal-related processes. However, interest in EPFRs is currently mostly focused on the toxicities and formation mechanisms of EPFRs themselves. Little information is available on the important roles EPFRs play in toxic UPOP formation during thermal processes. Here, we review the mechanisms involved in EPFR formation and transformation into UPOPs during thermal processes. The review is focused on typical EPFRs, including cyclopentadiene, phenoxy, and semiquinone radicals. The reaction temperature, metal species present, and oxygen concentration strongly affect EPFR and UPOP formation during thermal-related processes. Gaps in current knowledge and future directions for research into EPFR and UPOP formation, transformation, and control are presented. Understanding the relationships between EPFRs and UPOPs will allow synergistic control strategies to be developed for thermal-related industrial sources of EPFRs and UPOPs.
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- Xiaoyun Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Resource and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Resource and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Resource and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 310000, China
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Pelucchi M, Arunthanayothin S, Song Y, Herbinet O, Stagni A, Carstensen HH, Faravelli T, Battin-Leclerc F. Pyrolysis and Combustion Chemistry of Pyrrole, a Reference Component for Bio-oil Surrogates: Jet-Stirred Reactor Experiments and Kinetic Modeling. ENERGY & FUELS : AN AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL 2021; 35:7265-7284. [PMID: 34083872 PMCID: PMC8161689 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c03874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Fast-pyrolysis bio-oils (FPBOs) obtained from lignocellulosic biomass are gaining attention as sustainable fuels for various applications, including the transport sector and power production. A significant fraction of bio-oils is constituted by nitrogen-containing compounds (N fuels) that should be considered when developing surrogate models for FPBOs. Moreover, the content of N fuels in FPBOs is expected to strongly contribute to the production of nitrogen oxides (NO x ) directly from fuel-bound nitrogen (fuel NO x ), in addition to the thermal NO x formation pathways typical of high-temperature combustion conditions. This work investigates the pyrolysis and combustion chemistry of pyrrole (C4H5N), a candidate reference fuel component for FPBO surrogate models. Speciation measurements in an atmospheric pressure jet-stirred reactor have been performed for both pyrolysis and oxidation conditions. Pyrolysis experiments have been performed for 1% pyrrole/helium mixtures over the temperature range T = 925-1200 K. Oxidation experiments were carried out for 1% pyrrole/oxygen/helium mixtures at three equivalence ratios (φ = 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0) over the temperature range T = 700-1200 K. These new data significantly extend the number of experimental targets for kinetic model validation available at present for pyrrole combustion. After a thorough revision of previous theoretical and kinetic modeling studies, a preliminary kinetic model is developed and validated by means of comparison to new experimental data and those previously reported in the literature. The rate of production and sensitivity analyses highlight important pathways deserving further investigations for a better understanding of pyrrole and, more in general, N fuel combustion chemistry. A critical discussion on experimental challenges to be faced when dealing with pyrrole is also reported, encouraging further experimental investigation with advanced diagnostics.
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- Matteo Pelucchi
- CRECK
Modeling Lab, Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Laboratoire
Réactions et Génie des Procédés, CNRS,
Université de Lorraine, ENSIC, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire
Réactions et Génie des Procédés, CNRS,
Université de Lorraine, ENSIC, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
- University
Orléans, INSA-CVL, PRISME, EA 4229, 45072 Orléans, France
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- Laboratoire
Réactions et Génie des Procédés, CNRS,
Université de Lorraine, ENSIC, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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- CRECK
Modeling Lab, Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Fundación
Agencia Aragonesa para la Investigación y Desarrollo (ARAID), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Department
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Engineering and Architecture
School, University of Saragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- CRECK
Modeling Lab, Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Laboratoire
Réactions et Génie des Procédés, CNRS,
Université de Lorraine, ENSIC, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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Theoretical study of the hydrogen abstraction reactions from substituted phenolic species. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2020.113120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Cavallotti C, De Falco C, Pratali Maffei L, Caracciolo A, Vanuzzo G, Balucani N, Casavecchia P. Theoretical Study of the Extent of Intersystem Crossing in the O( 3P) + C 6H 6 Reaction with Experimental Validation. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:9621-9628. [PMID: 33125250 PMCID: PMC8016199 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
The extent of intersystem crossing in the O(3P) + C6H6 reaction, a prototypical system for spin-forbidden reactions in oxygenated aromatic molecules, is theoretically evaluated for the first time. Calculations are performed using nonadiabatic transition-state theory coupled with stochastic master equation simulations and Landau-Zener theory. It is found that the dominant intersystem crossing pathways connect the T2 and S0 potential energy surfaces through at least two distinct minimum-energy crossing points. The calculated channel-specific rate constants and intersystem crossing branching fractions differ from previous literature estimates and provide valuable kinetic data for the investigation of benzene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons oxidation in interstellar, atmospheric, and combustion conditions. The theoretical results are supported by crossed molecular beam experiments with electron ionization mass-spectrometric detection and time-of-flight analysis at 8.2 kcal/mol collision energy. This system is a suitable benchmark for theoretical and experimental studies of intersystem crossing in aromatic species.
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- Carlo Cavallotti
- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, 20131 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, 20131 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, 20131 Milano, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Molecular Processes in Combustion, Department of Chemistry, Biology
and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Molecular Processes in Combustion, Department of Chemistry, Biology
and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Molecular Processes in Combustion, Department of Chemistry, Biology
and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Molecular Processes in Combustion, Department of Chemistry, Biology
and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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Pelucchi M, Namysl S, Ranzi E, Rodriguez A, Rizzo C, Somers KP, Zhang Y, Herbinet O, Curran HJ, Battin-Leclerc F, Faravelli T. Combustion of n-C 3-C 6 Linear Alcohols: An Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Study. Part I: Reaction Classes, Rate Rules, Model Lumping, and Validation. ENERGY & FUELS : AN AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL 2020; 34:14688-14707. [PMID: 33250570 PMCID: PMC7685228 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c02251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
This work (and the companion paper, Part II) presents new experimental data for the combustion of n-C3-C6 alcohols (n-propanol, n-butanol, n-pentanol, n-hexanol) and a lumped kinetic model to describe their pyrolysis and oxidation. The kinetic subsets for alcohol pyrolysis and oxidation from the CRECK kinetic model have been systematically updated to describe the pyrolysis and high- and low-temperature oxidation of this series of fuels. Using the reaction class approach, the reference kinetic parameters have been determined based on experimental, theoretical, and kinetic modeling studies previously reported in the literature, providing a consistent set of rate rules that allow easy extension and good predictive capability. The modeling approach is based on the assumption of an alkane-like and alcohol-specific moiety for the alcohol fuel molecules. A thorough review and discussion of the information available in the literature supports the selection of the kinetic parameters that are then applied to the n-C3-C6 alcohol series and extended for further proof to describe n-octanol oxidation. Because of space limitations, the large amount of information, and the comprehensive character of this study, the manuscript has been divided into two parts. Part I describes the kinetic model as well as the lumping techniques and provides a synoptic synthesis of its wide range validation made possible also by newly obtained experimental data. These include speciation measurements performed in a jet-stirred reactor (p = 107 kPa, T = 550-1100 K, φ = 0.5, 1.0, 2.0) for n-butanol, n-pentanol, and n-hexanol and ignition delay times of ethanol, n-propanol, n-butanol, n-pentanol/air mixtures measured in a rapid compression machine at φ = 1.0, p = 10 and 30 bar, and T = 704-935 K. These data are presented and discussed in detail in Part II, together with detailed comparisons with model predictions and a deep kinetic discussion. This work provides new experimental targets that are useful for kinetic model development and validation (Part II), as well as an extensively validated kinetic model (Part I), which also contains subsets of other reference components for real fuels, thus allowing the assessment of combustion properties of new sustainable fuels and fuel mixtures.
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Affiliation(s)
- M. Pelucchi
- CRECK
Modeling Lab, Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Laboratoire
Réactions et Génie des Procédés, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, ENSIC, Nancy Cedex, France
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- CRECK
Modeling Lab, Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Laboratoire
Réactions et Génie des Procédés, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, ENSIC, Nancy Cedex, France
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- CRECK
Modeling Lab, Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Combustion
Chemistry Centre, National University of
Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- State
Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- Laboratoire
Réactions et Génie des Procédés, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, ENSIC, Nancy Cedex, France
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- Combustion
Chemistry Centre, National University of
Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Laboratoire
Réactions et Génie des Procédés, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, ENSIC, Nancy Cedex, France
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- CRECK
Modeling Lab, Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Pelucchi M, Cavallotti C, Frassoldati A, Ranzi E, Glarborg P, Faravelli T. Theoretical and kinetic modeling study of chloromethane (CH
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Cl) pyrolysis and oxidation. INT J CHEM KINET 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/kin.21452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Matteo Pelucchi
- CRECK Modeling Lab Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta” Politecnico di Milano Milan Italy
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- CRECK Modeling Lab Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta” Politecnico di Milano Milan Italy
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- CRECK Modeling Lab Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta” Politecnico di Milano Milan Italy
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- CRECK Modeling Lab Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta” Politecnico di Milano Milan Italy
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- DTU Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark Lyngby Denmark
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- CRECK Modeling Lab Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta” Politecnico di Milano Milan Italy
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Pratali Maffei L, Faravelli T, Cavallotti C, Pelucchi M. Electronic structure-based rate rules for ipso addition-elimination reactions on mono-aromatic hydrocarbons with single and double OH/CH 3/OCH 3/CHO/C 2H 5 substituents: a systematic theoretical investigation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:20368-20387. [PMID: 32901626 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03099f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The recent interest in bio-oils combustion and the key role of mono-aromatic hydrocarbons (MAHs) in existing kinetic frameworks, both in terms of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons growth and surrogate fuels formulation, motivates the current systematic theoretical investigation of one of the relevant reaction classes in MAHs pyrolysis and oxidation: ipso substitution by hydrogen. State-of-the-art theoretical methods and protocols implemented in automatized computational routines allowed to investigate 14 different potential energy surfaces involving MAHs with hydroxy and methyl single (phenol and toluene) and double (o-,m-,p-C6H4(OH)2, o-,m-,p-CH3C6H4OH, and o-,m-,p-C6H4(CH3)2) substituents, providing rate constants for direct implementation in existing kinetic models. The accuracy of the adopted theoretical method was validated by comparison of the computed rate constants with the available literature data. Systematic trends in energy barriers, pre-exponential factors, and temperature dependence of the Arrhenius parameters were found, encouraging the formulation of rate rules for ipso substitutions on MAHs. The rules here proposed allow to extrapolate from a reference system the necessary activation energy and pre-exponential factor corrections for a large number of reactions from a limited set of electronic structure calculations. We were able to estimate rate constants for other 63 ipso addition-elimination reactions on di-substituted MAHs, reporting in total 75 rate constants for ipso substitution reactions o-,m-,p-R'C6H4R + → C6H5R + ', with R,R' = OH/CH3/OCH3/CHO/C2H5, in the 300-2000 K range. Additional calculations performed for validation showed that the proposed rate rules are in excellent agreement with the rate constants calculated using the full computational protocol in the 500-2000 K range, generally with errors below 20%, increasing up to 40% in a few cases. The main results of this work are the successful application of automatized electronic structure calculations for the derivation of accurate rate constants for ipso substitution reactions on MAHs, and an efficient and innovative approach for rate rules formulation for this reaction class.
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- Luna Pratali Maffei
- CRECK Modelling Lab, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "G. Natta", Politecnico di Milano, P.zza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- CRECK Modelling Lab, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "G. Natta", Politecnico di Milano, P.zza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- CRECK Modelling Lab, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "G. Natta", Politecnico di Milano, P.zza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- CRECK Modelling Lab, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "G. Natta", Politecnico di Milano, P.zza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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