Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.77, No.2, 341-345, 2002
Kinetic study of the reaction of CH3O with Br and Br-2
The title reactions have been studied at room temperature by applying the discharge flow method coupled with laser induced fluorescence detection of methoxy radicals and resonance fluorescence detection of bromine atoms. The following rate constants were determined: CH3O + Br --> products (1) k(1) (298 K) = (3.4 +/- 0.4 (1 sigma)) x 10(13) cm(3) mol(-1) s(-1), CH3O + Br-2 --> products (2) k(2) (298 K) less than or equal to 5 x 10(8) cm(3) mol(-1) s(-1).