Logo image
Quantum chemical study of copper (II) chloride and the Deacon reaction
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Quantum chemical study of copper (II) chloride and the Deacon reaction

I.A. Suleiman, J.C. Mackie, E.M. Kennedy, M.W. Radny and B.Z. Dlugogorski
Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.501(4-6), pp.215-220
2011
url
Link to Published Version *Subscription may be requiredView

Abstract

A model for the gas phase oxidation of hydrogen chloride in the presence of copper (II) chloride (the Deacon reaction) has been investigated by the density functional theory. Chlorine (Cl 2) is produced by the thermal decomposition of CuCl 2 generating Cu 2Cl 2 which reacts with O 2 ( 3Σ g) to form several intermediates and complexes which further react with hydrogen chloride. A key step in the mechanism is the fission of a O-O linkage between two Cu 2Cl 2 moieties. This step possesses a barrier prohibitive to homogeneous gas phase catalysis but one which is expected to be easily overcome on a copper chloride surface.

Details

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

#6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Source: InCites

Metrics

InCites Highlights

These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output

Collaboration types
Domestic collaboration
Citation topics
7 Engineering & Materials Science
7.70 Thermodynamics
7.70.1614 Trickle-Bed Reactors
Web Of Science research areas
Chemistry, Physical
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
ESI research areas
Chemistry
Logo image