Theoretical Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies on the Reactions of CF?CBrCH? (2-BTP) with OH and H Radicals.

ABSTRACT: CF?CBrCH? (2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 2-BTP) is a potential replacement for CF?Br; however, it shows conflicted inhibition and enhancement behaviors under different combustion conditions. To better understand the combustion chemistry of 2-BTP, a theoretical study has been performed on its reactions with OH and H radicals. Potential energy surfaces were exhaustively explored by using B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ for geometry optimizations and CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ for high level single point energy refinements. Detailed kinetics of the major pathways were predicted by using RRKM/master-equation methodology. The present predictions imply that the -C(Br)=CH? moiety of 2-BTP is most likely to be responsible for its fuel-like property. For 2-BTP + OH, the addition to the initial adduct (CF?CBrCH?OH) is the dominant channel at low temperatures, while the substitution reaction (CF?COHCH? + Br) and H abstraction reaction (CF?CBrCH + H?O) dominates at high temperatures and elevated pressures. For 2-BTP + H, the addition to the initial adduct (CF?CBrCH?) also dominates the overall kinetics at low temperatures, while Br abstraction reaction (CF?CCH? + HBr) and ?-scission of the adduct forming CF?CHCH? + Br dominates at high temperatures and elevated pressures. Compared to 2-BTP + OH, the 2-BTP + H reaction tends to have a larger effect on flame suppression, given the fact that it produces more inhibition species.

SUBMITTER: Bian H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6150020 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature