Multiple‐Well, multiple‐path unimolecular reaction systems. I. MultiWell computer program suite

JR Barker - International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Unimolecular reaction systems in which multiple isomers undergo simultaneous reactions
via multiple decomposition reactions and multiple isomerization reactions are of …

Systematic Computational Study on the Unimolecular Reactions of Alkylperoxy (RO2), Hydroperoxyalkyl (QOOH), and Hydroperoxyalkylperoxy (O2QOOH) Radicals

A Miyoshi - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2011 - ACS Publications
Unimolecular isomerization and decomposition reactions of alkylperoxy (RO2),
hydroperoxyalkyl (QOOH), and hydroperoxyalkylperoxy (O2QOOH) radicals play important …

Rate constant estimation for C1 to C4 alkyl and alkoxyl radical decomposition

HJ Curran - International journal of chemical kinetics, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Rate coefficients for alkyl and alkoxy radical decomposition are important in combustion,
biological, and atmospheric processes. In this paper, rate constant expressions for C1 C4 …

Multi-structural variational transition state theory. Kinetics of the 1, 4-hydrogen shift isomerization of the pentyl radical with torsional anharmonicity

T Yu, J Zheng, DG Truhlar - Chemical Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
We present a new formulation of variational transition state theory (VTST) called multi-
structural VTST (MS-VTST) and the use of this to calculate the rate constant for the 1, 4 …

Product branching ratios in simple gas phase reactions

PW Seakins - Annual Reports Section" C"(Physical Chemistry), 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
It has long been known that the product branching ratio between different products in
multichannel reactions is as important as the overall rate of reaction, both in terms of …

Molecular size dependent falloff rate constants for the recombination reactions of alkyl radicals with O2 and implications for simplified kinetics of alkylperoxy radicals

A Miyoshi - International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The recombination reactions of prototypical alkyl radicals (R) with O2, R+ O2→ RO2, have
been investigated theoretically by using the variational transition state theory and Rice …

Oxidative conversion of propane over lithium-promoted magnesia catalyst: I. Kinetics and mechanism

L Leveles, K Seshan, JA Lercher, L Lefferts - Journal of catalysis, 2003 - Elsevier
Oxidative conversion of lower alkanes over lithium-promoted magnesia catalysts offers a
viable alternative for propene and ethene production. The catalytic performance of propane …

Vibrational energy transfer modeling of nonequilibrium polyatomic reaction systems

JR Barker, LM Yoder, KD King - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2001 - ACS Publications
The use of energy transfer data and models in describing nonequilibrium polyatomic
reaction systems is discussed with particular emphasis on the information needed for …

Master equation methods for multiple well systems: application to the 1-, 2-pentyl system

SH Robertson, MJ Pilling, LC Jitariu… - Physical Chemistry …, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
The master equation (ME) provides a powerful technique for modeling reactions that involve
at least one potential energy well. It can be widely applied to reactions with several …

Reexamination of the pyrolysis of polyethylene: data needs, free-radical mechanistic considerations, and thermochemical kinetic simulation of initial product-forming …

ML Poutsma - Macromolecules, 2003 - ACS Publications
Gaps in the voluminous data on pyrolysis of polyethylene that impede mechanistic
understanding are highlighted, especially for H: C material balances, product distributions at …