Kinetic study of the reactions of CF3O2 radicals with Cl and NO

Kinetic studies of the reactions CF3O2+Cl and CF3O2+NO were performed at ro om temperature in the gas phase using the discharge flow mass spectrometric technique (DFMS). The reactions were investigated under pseudo-first-order conditions with Cl or NO in large excess with respect to the CF3O2 radical s. The rate constant for the reaction CF3O2+NO was measured at 298 K and th e value of (1.6 +/- 0.3)x10(-11) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) is in very good a greement with all previous values. For the reaction CF3O2+Cl, we obtain a r ate constant at 298 K of (4.2 +/- 0.8)x10(-11) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) in excellent agreement with the only published value. Product analysis shows t hat this reaction occurs via the major reaction pathway CF3O2+Cl --> CF3O+C lO at room temperature. In addition, an ab initio theoretical study was per formed to gain insights on the different postulated reaction pathways. Ther e is a significant disagreement between experimental and ab initio values r ecommended for the formation enthalpies of CF2O, CF3O and related molecules produced in this system. Consequently, we provide self-consistent values o f enthalpies based on isodesmic reactions for the CF3O2+Cl reaction system using the G2, G2(MP2) and CBS-Q methods. These values are also compared wit h BAC-MP4 heats of formation calculated in this work.