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Dynamic Electrochemical Measurement of Chloride Ions
Published on: February 5, 2016
Reactions of negative ions with ClN3 at 300 K
Nicole Eyet1, Keith Freel, Michael C Heaven
1Department of Chemistry, St. Anselm College, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, New Hampshire 03102, USA.
Abstract:
The reactivity of ClN(3) with 17 negative ions has been investigated at 300 K. The electron affinity (EA) of ClN(3) was bracketed to be between that of NO(2) and N(3), giving EA(ClN(3)) = 2.48 +/- 0.20 eV, in agreement with an electronic structure calculation. Reaction rate constants and product ion branching ratios were measured. In nearly all cases the major product of the reaction was chloride ions. Charge transfer, N(3)(-) production, and O atom incorporation is also observed. DFT calculations of stable complexes and transition states are presented for two typical ions. Mechanistic details are discussed in terms of reaction coordinate diagrams.
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