Abstract
Rate constants, Arrhenius parameters and primary kinetic isotope effects have been measured for the reactions of trifluoromethyl radicals with H2S, D2S, HCl and DCl: [graphic omitted] Quotients of A-factors do not differ significantly from unity, but values for (EDEH) are significantly less than the respective zero-point-energy differences ΔE0 of 1.1 kcal mole–1. The reactivity of CF3 radicals towards the two substances is markedly less than that of CH3 radicals; the differences reside in the higher activation energies and may be attributed to the polar character of CF3.

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