Thermal Decomposition of Propargyl Alcohol: Single Pulse Shock Tube Experimental and ab Initio Theoretical Study

Sharath, N and Reddy, KPJ and Arunan, E (2014) Thermal Decomposition of Propargyl Alcohol: Single Pulse Shock Tube Experimental and ab Initio Theoretical Study. In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 118 (31). pp. 5927-5938.

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Abstract

Thermal decomposition of propargyl alcohol (C3H3OH), a molecule of interest in interstellar chemistry and combustion, was investigated using a single pulse shock tube in the temperature ranging from 953 to 1262 K. The products identified include acetylene, propyne, vinylacetylene, propynal, propenal, and benzene. The experimentally observed overall rate constant for thermal decomposition of propargyl alcohol was found to be k = 10((10.17 +/- 0.36)) exp(-39.70 +/- 1.83)/RT) s(-1) Ab initio theoretical calculations were carried out to understand the potential energy surfaces involved in the primary and secondary steps of propargyl alcohol thermal decomposition. Transition state theory was used to predict the rate constants, which were then used and refined in a kinetic simulation of the product profile. The first step in the decomposition is C-O bond dissociation, leading to the formation of two important radicals in combustion, OH and propargyl. This has been used to study the reverse OH propargyl radical reaction, about which there appears to be no prior work. Depending on the site of attack, this reaction leads to propargyl alcohol or propenal, one of the major products at temperatures below 1200 K. A detailed mechanism has been derived to explain all the observed products.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A
Publisher:	AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering)
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2014 11:02
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2014 11:02
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/49755

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