DFT studies on the mechanism of the reaction of C2H5S with NO2.

The mechanisms for the reaction of C₂H₅S with NO₂ are investigated at the QCISD(T)/6-311++G(d, p)//B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p) level on both single and triple potential energy surfaces. The geometries, vibrational frequencies and zero-point energy (ZPE) corrections of all stationary points involved in the title reaction are calculated at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p) level. The results show that the reaction is more predominant on the single potential energy surface, while it is negligible on the triple potential energy surface. Without barrier height in the whole process, the major channel is R → C₂H₅SONO (IM1 and IM2) → P1 (C₂H₅SO+NO). With much heat released in the formation of C₂H₅SNO₂ (IM3) and the transition state involved in the subsequent step more stable than reactants, P4 (CH₃CHS + t-HONO) is subdominant product energetically. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]