Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 1996, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (4): 368-373.

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Ab initio Studies on the Reaction of M++CH4→M+CH2+H2(M=Sc,Y,La)

ZHU Rong-shun, DAI Shushan, HUANG Jian-hua, YE Song   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091
  • Received:1996-02-14 Online:1996-12-24 Published:2011-08-17

Abstract: The present paper covers the reactions of M+ +CH4→M+CH2+H2(M=Sc,Y,La)investigated theoretically using ab initio MO methods and reaction channels onthe singlet potential energy surfaces (PESs) examined and discusses the reactionmechanism. The results indicate that the formation of M+CH2 is primarily via a sin-glet H—M+—CH3 intermediate,followed by a four-center elimination of H2,all ofthese reactions have negative activation energies and the trend of reactivity is La+>Sc+>Y+.

Key words: Ab initio calculation, Transition metalion, Methane, Reaction mechaNism