Abstract
AbstractAbsolute rate coefficients for the reactions of the hydroxyl radical with dimethyl ether (k1) and diethyl ether (k2) were measured over the temperature range 295–442 K. The rate coefficient data, in the units cm3 molecule−1 s−1, were fitted to the Arrhenius equations k1 (T) = (1.04 ± 0.10) × 10−11 exp[−(739 ± 67 cal mol−1)/RT] and k2(T) = (9.13 ± 0.35) × 10−12 exp[+(228 ± 27 kcal mol−1)/RT], respectively, in which the stated error limits are 2σ values. Our results are compared with those of previous studies of hydrogen‐atom abstraction from saturated hydrocarbons by OH. Correlations between measured reaction‐rate coefficients and CH bond‐dissociation energies are discussed.
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