TY - JOUR
T1 - Facile Formation of Acetic Sulfuric Anhydride
T2 - Microwave Spectrum, Internal Rotation, and Theoretical Calculations
AU - Huff, Anna K.
AU - Mackenzie, Rebecca B.
AU - Smith, C. J.
AU - Leopold, Kenneth R.
PY - 2017/8/3
Y1 - 2017/8/3
N2 - Acetic sulfuric anhydride, CH3COOSO2OH, was produced by the reaction of SO3 and CH3COOH in a supersonic jet. Four isotopologues were observed by microwave spectroscopy. Spectra of both A and E internal rotor states were observed and analyzed, yielding a value of 241.093(30) cm-1 for the methyl group internal rotation barrier of the parent species. Similar values were obtained for the other isotopologues studied. M06-2X/6-311++G(3df,3pd) calculations indicate that the formation of the anhydride proceeds via a π2 + π2 + σ2 cycloaddition reaction within the CH3COOH-SO3 complex. The equilibrium orientation of the methyl group relative to the O-C-C plane is different in the anhydride and in the CH3COOH-SO3 complex, indicating that the -CH3 internal rotation accompanies the cycloaddition reaction. The energies of key points on the potential energy surface were calculated using CCSD(T)/complete basis set with double and triple extrapolation [CBS/(D-T)], and the transformation from the CH3COOH-SO3 complex to CH3COOSO2OH is shown to be nearly barrierless regardless of the orientation of the methyl group. This study provides the second experimental observation of the reaction between a carboxylic acid and SO3 to form a carboxylic sulfuric anhydride in the gas phase. Possible connections to atmospheric aerosol formation are discussed.
AB - Acetic sulfuric anhydride, CH3COOSO2OH, was produced by the reaction of SO3 and CH3COOH in a supersonic jet. Four isotopologues were observed by microwave spectroscopy. Spectra of both A and E internal rotor states were observed and analyzed, yielding a value of 241.093(30) cm-1 for the methyl group internal rotation barrier of the parent species. Similar values were obtained for the other isotopologues studied. M06-2X/6-311++G(3df,3pd) calculations indicate that the formation of the anhydride proceeds via a π2 + π2 + σ2 cycloaddition reaction within the CH3COOH-SO3 complex. The equilibrium orientation of the methyl group relative to the O-C-C plane is different in the anhydride and in the CH3COOH-SO3 complex, indicating that the -CH3 internal rotation accompanies the cycloaddition reaction. The energies of key points on the potential energy surface were calculated using CCSD(T)/complete basis set with double and triple extrapolation [CBS/(D-T)], and the transformation from the CH3COOH-SO3 complex to CH3COOSO2OH is shown to be nearly barrierless regardless of the orientation of the methyl group. This study provides the second experimental observation of the reaction between a carboxylic acid and SO3 to form a carboxylic sulfuric anhydride in the gas phase. Possible connections to atmospheric aerosol formation are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b05105
DO - 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b05105
M3 - Article
C2 - 28691815
AN - SCOPUS:85026877343
VL - 121
SP - 5659
EP - 5664
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry A
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry A
SN - 1089-5639
IS - 30
ER -