Reactions of Methyl Radicals. III. Hydrogen Abstraction from Methyl Acetate and Methyl [2H3]Acetate

Abstract

A study of hydrogen abstraction by CH3 radicals from CH3COOCH3 in the temperature range 116-224°, and from CD3COOCH3 in the range 117-234°, has yielded data on the reactions: CH3 + CH3COOCH3 → CH4 + [C3H5O2] (4) CH3 + CH3COOCH3 → CH4 + CH2COOCH3 (5) CH3 + CH3COOCH3 → CH4 + CH3COOCH2 (6) CH3 + CD3COOCH3 → CH3D + CD2COOCH3 (7) The corresponding rate constants, based dn the value of 1013.34 cm3 mol-1 s-1 for the recombination of CH3 radicals, are given by (k in cm3 mol-1 s-1 and E in J mol-1): logk4 = (11.56 ± 0.12) - (44430 ± 970)/19.145T (4) logk5 = (11.17 ± 0.22) - (42900 ± 1760)/19.145T (5) logk6 = (11.44 ± 0.16) - (46980 ± 1290)/19.145T (6) logk7 = (11.39 ± 0.04) - (52110 ± 330)/19.145T (7) At 400 K, 64% of abstraction occurs from the acetyl group, and 36% from the methoxy group. The kinetic isotope effect at 400 K for attack on the acetyl group is 9.6; this is mainly due to a difference in activation energies since the quotient of A factors is close to unity.