Ion–molecule reactions in formic-d acid and methyl formate

Abstract

The following ion–molecules reactions have been found to occur in DCOOH for ions produced by bombardment with electrons of 10–15 eV energy (all rate constants in cm3 molecule−1 units).[Formula: see text]In methyl formate the following reactions have been identified and rate constants measured for ions formed by bombardment with electrons of 10–15 eV energy.[Formula: see text]Experiments using DCO2CH3 show that reaction [f] involves transfer of the methyl hydrogen at a rate 1.5 times that of the formyl hydrogen while reaction [g] involves transfer from only the methyl position of CH3OH+. The rate constants for all reactions are considerably higher than predicted on the basis of ion–induced dipole interactions only but are in good agreement with values calculated by including ion–dipole interactions.