1. Theoretical study of activation Fe–O bond of FeO+ by CO in the gas phase
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Wang, Yong-Cheng, Chen, Dong-Ping, Geng, Zhi-Yuan, and Zhang, Jian-Hui
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DENSITY functionals , *FUNCTIONAL analysis , *QUANTUM chemistry , *PHYSICAL & theoretical chemistry - Abstract
Abstract: The entire reaction mechanism for the gas phase CO–CO2 conversion by FeO+ is discussed by means of the density functional theory and the intrinsic reaction coordinate approach. The calculated results have strongly indicated that the reaction of is a spin-forbidden reaction between the quartet and the sextet potential energy surfaces (PESs). There is a crossing point between the quartet and the sextet potential energy surfaces which may play a significant role in this reaction, by which the activation energy can be decreased from −15.1 to −56.4kJmol−1 at the reaction system. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2008
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