Abstract
The CH3O2+ product ion of the thermal energy reaction between O2+ and CH4 has been studied in reaction with a number of neutral molecules. The reactivity pattern demonstrates very convincingly that the structure of the ion is methylene hydroperoxy cation, CH2OOH+, in contrast to previous reports that the ion is protonated formic acid, HC(OH)2+ or HC(O)OH2+. From these and other data the heat of formation of this ion is determined to be between 182 and 188 kcal/mol.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2772-2777 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1986 |
Externally published | Yes |