Selective determination of rate constants of reactions of atomic hydrogen with various functional groups of a complex molecule

Abstract

The possibility of determining absolute values of the rate constants of reactions of active intermediate species with different functional groups of molecules is demonstrated by measuring macrokinetic combustion characteristics. The Arrhenius parameters of the rate constant of the reaction between atomic hydrogen with the methylene group of ethanol and molecular oxygen within the temperature range of 830–970 K are determined. The reasons for the differences between the rate constants of reactions with the methylene and methyl groups of an ethanol molecule are discussed using thermochemical data. It is found that the obtained values of activation energies and preexponential factors of rate constants are in good agreement with the literature data on the region of lower temperatures.