Abstract
The Cl + H2S system has been examined in a discharge–flow system with detection of free-radical and molecular species via molecular-beam-sampling mass spectrometry. The time-dependence of the product species HS, SCl and S2, detected in the presence of an excess of Cl, has been determined. The rate constant for the reaction Cl + H2S [graphic omitted] HS + HCl (1), k1=(5.1 ± 0.7)× 10–11 cm3 molecule–1 s–1(1 σ) at 296 K was determined from the decay of the H2S peak in an excess of Cl. By monitoring the HS peak, the ratio k2/k1 was measured, where k2 refers to the reaction Cl + HS [graphic omitted] S + HCl. (2). The measured value of k2/k1= 2.2 ± 0.4 and the above value of k1 leads to k2=(1.1 ± 0.3)× 10–10 cm3 molecule–1 s–1(1 σ). An upper limit on the rate constant at 298 K of the reaction Cl + OCS [graphic omitted] CO + SCl (3), k3 < 4 × 10–15 cm3 molecule–1 s–1 was also obtained.The results for k1 are compared with previous measurements employing infrared chemiluminescence to monitor HCl or resonance fluorescence to monitor atomic chlorine.
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