Theoretical investigations on mechanisms and kinetics of methylketene with O(3P) reaction in the atmosphere.

Abstract

The O(3P)-initiated conversion mechanism and dynamics of CH3CHCO were researched in atmosphere by executing density functional theory (DFT) computations. Optimizations of all the species and single-point energy computations were implemented at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) and CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ level, respectively. The explicit oxidation mechanism was introduced and discussed. The results state clearly that the O(3P) association was more energetically beneficial than the abstraction of H. The rate coefficients over the probable temperature range of 200-3000K were forecasted by implementing Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) theory. Specifically, the total rate coefficient of O(3P) association reactions is 1.19 × 10-11cm3 molecule-1s-1 at 298K, which is consistent with the experimental results (1.16 × 10-11cm3 molecule-1s-1). The rate coefficients for the O(3P) with CH2CO, CH3CHCO, and (CH3)2CCO suggest that rate coefficient of ketene derivatives increase with the increase of methylation degree. Graphical abstract.