Theoretical study of the oxidation mechanisms of naphthalene initiated by hydroxyl radicals: the OH-addition pathway.

The oxidation mechanisms of naphthalene by OH radicals under inert (He) conditions have been studied using density functional theory along with various exchange-correlation functionals. Comparison has been made with benchmark CBS-QB3 theoretical results. Kinetic rate constants were correspondingly estimated by means of transition state theory and statistical Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) theory.

KiSThelP: a program to predict thermodynamic properties and rate constants from quantum chemistry results.

Kinetic and Statistical Thermodynamical Package (KiSThelP) is a cross-platform free open-source program developed to estimate molecular and reaction properties from electronic structure data. To date, three computational chemistry software formats are supported (Gaussian, GAMESS, and NWChem). Some key features are: gas-phase molecular thermodynamic properties (offering hindered rotor treatment), thermal equilibrium constants, transition state theory rate coefficients (transition state theory (TST), variational transition state theory (VTST)) including one-dimensional (1D) tunnelling effects (Wigner, and Eckart) and Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) rate constants, for elementary reactions with well-defined barriers.

Theoretical study of H-abstraction reactions from CH3Cl and CH3Br molecules by ClO and BrO radicals.

The rate constants of the H-abstraction reactions from CH(3)Cl and CH(3)Br molecules by ClO and BrO radicals have been estimated over the temperature range of 300-2500 K using four different levels of theory. Calculations of optimized geometrical parameters and vibrational frequencies are performed using B3LYP and MP2 methods combined with the cc-pVTZ basis set. Single-point energy calculations have been carried out with the highly correlated ab initio coupled cluster method in the space of single, double, and triple (perturbatively) electron excitations CCSD(T) using the cc-pVTZ and cc-pVQZ basis sets.

Thermochemical data and additivity group values for ten species of o-xylene low-temperature oxidation mechanism.

o-Xylene could be a good candidate to represent the family of aromatic hydrocarbons in a surrogate fuel. This study uses computational chemistry to calculate standard enthalpies of formation at 298 K, Δ(f)H°(298 K), standard entropies at 298 K, S°(298 K), and standard heat capacities C(p)°(T) over the temperature range 300 K to 1500 K for ten target species present in the low-temperature oxidation mechanism of o-xylene: o-xylene (1), 2-methylbenzyl radical (2), 2-methylbenzylperoxy radical (3), 2-methylbenzyl hydroperoxide (4), 2-(hydroperoxymethyl)benzyl radical (5), 2-(hydroperoxymethyl)benzaldehyde (6), 1-ethyl-2-methylbenzene (7), 2,3-dimethylphenol (8), 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (9), and 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde (10). Δ(f)H°(298 K) values are weighted averages across the values calculated using five isodesmic reactions and five composite calculation methods: CBS-QB3, G3B3, G3MP2, G3, and G4.

A theoretical study of the H-abstraction reactions from HOI by moist air radiolytic products (H, OH, and O (3P)) and iodine atoms (2P(3/2)).

The rate constants of the reactions of HOI molecules with H, OH, O ((3)P), and I ((2)P(3/2)) atoms have been estimated over the temperature range 300-2500 K using four different levels of theory. Geometry optimizations and vibrational frequency calculations are performed using MP2 methods combined with two basis sets (cc-pVTZ and 6-311G(d,p)). Single-point energy calculations are performed with the highly correlated ab initio coupled cluster method in the space of single, double, and triple (pertubatively) electron excitations CCSD(T) using the cc-pVTZ, cc-pVQZ, 6-311+G(3df,2p), and 6-311++G(3df,3pd) basis sets.

Theoretical study of the gas-phase reactions of iodine atoms ((2)P(3/2)) with H(2), H(2)O, HI, and OH.

The rate constants of the reactions of iodine atoms with H(2), H(2)O, HI, and OH have been estimated using 39, 21, 13, and 39 different levels of theory, respectively, and have been compared to the available literature values over the temperature range of 250-2500 K. The aim of this methodological work is to demonstrate that standard theoretical methods are adequate to obtain quantitative rate constants for the reactions involving iodine-containing species. Geometry optimizations and vibrational frequency calculations are performed using three methods (MP2, MPW1K, and BHandHLYP) combined with three basis sets (cc-pVTZ, cc-pVQZ, and 6-311G(d,p)).

A CASPT2 theoretical study of the kinetics of the 2-, 3-, and 4-methylbenzylperoxy radical isomerization.

The rate constants of the 2-, 3-, and 4-methylbenzylperoxy isomerization reactions have been computed using the elaborated CASPT2 method. Geometry optimizations and vibrational frequency calculations are performed with two methods (B3LYP and MPW1K) combined with the cc-pVDZ and 6-31+G(d,p) basis sets, respectively. Single-point energy calculations are performed at the CASPT2/ANO-L-VDZP//B3LYP/cc-pVDZ level of theory as recommended by Canneaux et al.

A theoretical study of the kinetics of the benzylperoxy radical isomerization.

The rate constant of the benzylperoxy isomerization reaction has been computed using 54 different levels of theory and has been compared to the experimental value reported at 773 K. The aim of this methodology work is to demonstrate that standard theoretical methods are not adequate to obtain quantitative rate constants for the reaction under study. The use of the elaborated CASPT2 method is essential to estimate a quantitative rate constant.