Activation of CH4by gas-phase Ni+and the thermochemistry of Ni–ligand complexes
- 31 January 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Vol. 7 (5), 1054-1064
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b500639m
Abstract
The kinetic energy dependence of the reaction of Ni+ (2D) with methane has been studied using guided ion beam mass spectrometry. Formation of NiH+, NiCH2 + and NiCH3 + are all observed with thresholds near 2 eV, and NiCH+ is observed at higher kinetic energies. The dehydrogenation reaction is shown to proceed over a barrier in excess of the endothermicity by examining the reverse reaction of NiCH2 + + D2. Collision-induced dissociation of NiCH2 + and NiCH4 + with Xe provides additional information on the products and reaction intermediates. Modeling of the endothermic reaction cross sections yields the 0 K bond dissociation energies (in eV) of D0(Ni+–H) = 1.60 ± 0.08, D0(Ni+–CH) = 3.12 ± 0.12, D0(Ni+–CH2) = 3.20 ± 0.08, D0(Ni+–CH3) = 1.76 ± 0.07, and D0(Ni+–CH4) = 1.00 ± 0.05. The experimental thermochemistry is favorably compared with previous experimental results and density functional theory calculations (B3LYP), which also establish the electronic structures of these species and provide insight into the reaction mechanism. The results for Ni+ are compared with those for the third-row transition metal congener Pt+ and the differences in behavior and mechanism are discussed.Keywords
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