Computational studies of open-shell phosphorus oxyacids. Cheletropic reaction of PO2 with H2

Christopher J. Cramer, George R. Famini

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Abstract

Correlated, spin-unrestricted, electronic structure calculations have been performed for intermediates in the cheletropic reaction of phosphorus dioxide and hydrogen. The reaction involves a change of electronic state and has the high barrier expected for such a symmetry-forbidden, thermal process. The activation energy required by the ground state reactants is between 63 and 82 kcal/mol. However, the reaction of hydrogen with 2Πu PO2 is predicted to have no barrier.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)405-409
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume169
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 15 1990

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