Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.109, No.11, 2559-2563, 2005
Reactions of POxCly- ions with H and H-2 from 298 to 500 K
Rate constants and product branching ratios for POxCly- ions reacting with H and H-2 were measured in a selected ion flow tube (SIFT) from 298 to 500 K. PO2Cl-, PO2Cl2-, POCl2-, and POCl3- were all unreactive with H-2, having a rate constant with an upper limit of < 5 x 10(-12) cm(3) S-1. PO2Cl2- did not react with H atoms either, having a similar rate constant limit of < 5 x 10(-12) cm(3) s(-1). The rate constants for PO2Cl-, POCl2-, and POCl3- reacting with H showed no temperature dependence over the limited range of 298-500 K and were approximately 10-20% of the collision rate constant. Cl abstraction by H to form HCl was the predominant product channel for PO2Cl-, POCl2-, and POCl3-, with a small amount of Cl- observed from POCl2- + H. Reactions of O-2 and O-3 with the POCl- products ions from the reaction of POCl2- + H were observed to yield predominantly PO3- and PO2-, respectively. POCl-reacted with O-2 and O-3 with rate constants of 8.9 +/- 1.1 x 10(-11) and 5.2 +/- 3.3 x 10(-10) cm(3) s(-1), respectively. No associative electron detachment in the reactions with H atoms was observed with any of the reactant ions; however, detachment was observed with a PO-secondary product ion at high H atom concentrations. Results of new G3 theoretical calculations of optimized geometries and energies for the products observed are discussed.