Published January 15, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Reaction rates of hydrated electron with N2O in high temperature water and potential surface of the N2O- anion

  • 1. Hokkaido Univ. (Japan)
  • 2. Argonne National Laboratory (United States). Chemistry

Description

The reaction rate of hydrated electrons, (e-)aq, with N2O can be fitted with an Arrhenius-type temperature dependence up to 300 oC with an activation energy of 15.5 kJ/mol. At higher temperatures, the rate constant decreases to give a local minimum at 380 oC. Ab initio calculations of the N2O- anion suggest a possible dissociation path of N2O- in water. The calculated free energies for electron transfer suggest the (e-)aq reaction with N2O should fall on the 'normal' part of the Marcus parabola, and for this reason the reaction is not diffusion limited.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chemical Physics Letters
Journal Volume
383
Journal Issue
5-6
Journal Page Range
p. 445-450
ISSN
0009-2614
CODEN
CHPLBC

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC02-06CH11357
Notes
doi 10.1016/j.cplett.2003.11.050
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Science (United States)
Secondary number(s)
ANL/CHM/JA--47250