The reaction of anthracene with OH radicals: an experimental study of the kinetics between 58 and 470 K

The first direct measurement of the reaction rate constant of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in the gas phase in the temperature range 58-470 K is reported. The reaction is OH+ anthracene and the experiment has been performed in a continuous flow Cinetique de Reaction en Ecoulement Supersonique U...

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Published in:The Journal of chemical physics 2005-03, Vol.122 (10), p.104308-104308
Main Authors: Goulay, F, Rebrion-Rowe, C, Le Garrec, J L, Le Picard, S D, Canosa, A, Rowe, B R
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Language:English
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Summary:The first direct measurement of the reaction rate constant of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in the gas phase in the temperature range 58-470 K is reported. The reaction is OH+ anthracene and the experiment has been performed in a continuous flow Cinetique de Reaction en Ecoulement Supersonique Uniforme apparatus, which had to be modified for this purpose. Pulsed laser photolysis of H(2)O(2) has been used to generate OH radicals and laser-induced fluorescence to observe the kinetic decay of the radicals and hence determine the rate coefficients. The reaction is found to be fast, and the rate constant increases monotonically as the temperature is lowered. The rate coefficients match the expression k(cm(3) molecules(-1) s(-1))=1.12 x 10(-10)(T/300)(-0.46).
ISSN:0021-9606
DOI:10.1063/1.1857474