An account is given of isomerization and decomposition paths in the title molecules, as obtained by characterizing stable isomers and transition states using quantum chemistry and reaction rate theories. For n 1⁄4 1 (formaldehyde) intrinsic reaction paths are calculated to provide rates for decomposition mechanisms dominated by quantum mechanical tunneling. The n 1⁄4 2 closed shell isomers are acetaldehyde, ethylene oxide, and vinyl alcohol, which interconvert and decompose through alternative paths. For n 1⁄4 3, the very large number of isomers are characterized using an efficient automatic search algorithm recently made available by Ohno and Maeda. Interconversion paths are also found, including those involving chiral change mechanisms for propylene oxide.
Quantum chemical and dynamical approaches to Intra and Intermolecular Kinetics: The CnH2nO (n = 1, 2, 3) Molecules
LOMBARDI, Andrea;CAVALLI, Simonetta;AQUILANTI, Vincenzo
2011
Abstract
An account is given of isomerization and decomposition paths in the title molecules, as obtained by characterizing stable isomers and transition states using quantum chemistry and reaction rate theories. For n 1⁄4 1 (formaldehyde) intrinsic reaction paths are calculated to provide rates for decomposition mechanisms dominated by quantum mechanical tunneling. The n 1⁄4 2 closed shell isomers are acetaldehyde, ethylene oxide, and vinyl alcohol, which interconvert and decompose through alternative paths. For n 1⁄4 3, the very large number of isomers are characterized using an efficient automatic search algorithm recently made available by Ohno and Maeda. Interconversion paths are also found, including those involving chiral change mechanisms for propylene oxide.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
