Gas phase photochlorination of perfluorocyclohexene

Abstract

The kinetics of the gas phase photochemical reaction between perfluorocyclohexene and chlorine was studied between 10 and 50 °C. The system was irradiated with light of 4360 Å. The rate of the photochlorination was independent of the perfluorocyclohexene pressure and of the total pressure. It was found to be proportional to the first power of the pressure of Cl2 and to the square root of the intensity of absorbed light. At 30 °C, the quantum yield was found to be 200 when the initial Cl2 pressure was 100 Torr, and intensity of light absorbed 9.89 × 10−9 einstein l−1s−1.An activation energy of 5.1 kcal/mole could be assigned to the reaction C6F10Cl + Cl2.