Measuring the rate constant of the reaction between chlorine atoms and CHF2Br by Cl atom resonance fluorescence


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The rate constant of the reaction between Cl atoms and CHF2Br has been measured by chlorine atom resonance fluorescence in a flow reactor at temperatures of 295–368 K and a pressure of ~1.5 Torr. Lining the inner surface of the reactor with F-32L fluoroplastic makes the rate of the heterogeneous loss of chlorine atoms very low (khet ≤ 5 s–1). The rate constant of the reaction is given by the formula k = (4.23 ± 0.13) × 10–12e(–15.56 ± 1.58)/RT cm3 molecule–1 s–1 (with the activation energy in kJ/mol units). The possible role of this reaction in the extinguishing of fires producing high concentrations of chlorine atoms is discussed.

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I. K. Larin

Institute of Energy Problems of Chemical Physics

Email: eltrofimova@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117829

A. I. Spasskii

Institute of Energy Problems of Chemical Physics

Email: eltrofimova@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117829

E. M. Trofimova

Institute of Energy Problems of Chemical Physics

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Email: eltrofimova@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117829

N. G. Proncheva

Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics

Email: eltrofimova@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 125047

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