Journal of Physical Chemistry, Vol.99, No.36, 13437-13444, 1995
Atmospheric Chemistry of HCFC-133A - The UV Absorption-Spectra of Cf3Cclh and Cf3Cclho2 Radicals, Reactions of Cf3Cclho2 with No and NO2, and Fate of Cf3Cclho Radicals
UV absorption spectra of CF3CClH and CF3CClHO2 radicals have been investigated. The CF3CClH spectrum was quantified over the wavelength range 225-280 nm. The absorption cross section at 250 nm was (139 +/- 16) x 10(-20) cm(2) molecule(-1). The absorption spectrum for CF3CClO2 was quantified over the wavelength range 225-290 nm, and at 250 nm sigma(250) (nm) = (258 +/- 30) x 10(-20) cm(2) molecule(-1). The kinetics of the reactions of the peroxy radical CF3CClHO2 with NO and NO2 were studied and the derived rate constants were k(3) = (1.0 +/- 0.3) x 10(-11) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) and k(4) = (6.4 +/- 1.5) x 10(-12) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1), respectively. The self-reaction rate for the CF3CClHO2 radicals was measured and a value of k(6obs) = (4.4 +/- 0.3) x 10(-12) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) was obtained. The reactions of F atoms with CF3CH2Cl and of CF3CClH with O-2 were found to proceed with rate constants of k(8) = (2.0 +/- 0.6) x 10(-12) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) and k(2) = (1.4 +/- 0.1) x 10-(12) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) respectively. The reaction of CF3CClHO2 radicals with NO gives NO2, and by implication CF3CClHO radicals, which in the atmosphere (a) react with O-2 to give CF3C(O)Cl and (b) decompose to give, most likely, CF3 radicals and HC(O)Cl. In 700 Torr of N-2 diluent the rate constant ratio k(O2)/k(diss) = (2.1 +/- 0.4) x 10(-19) cm(3) molecule(-1). As part of the present work, relative rate techniques were used to measure rate constants for the reactions of Cl and F atoms with CF3CH2Cl of (6.8 +/- 1.2) x 10(-15) and (2.1 +/- 0.5) x 10(-12) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1), respectively. All experiments were performed at 296 +/- 2 K.