title: A new reaction path for the C + NO reaction: dynamics on the 4A'' potential-energy surface.
abstract: We present a new reaction path without significant barriers for the C + NO reaction, forming ground state N((4)S) and CO. Electronic structure (CASPT2) calculations have been performed for the two lowest (4)A'' states of the CNO system. The lowest of these states shows no significant barriers against reaction in the C + NO or O + CN channels. This surface has been fitted to an analytical function using a many-body expansion. Using this surface, and the previously published (2)A' and (2)A'' surfaces [Andersson et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2000, 2, 613; Andersson et al., Chem. Phys., 2000, 259, 99], we have performed quasiclassical trajectory (QCT) calculations, obtaining rate coefficients for the C((3)P) + NO(X(2)Pi) --> CO(X(1)Sigma(+)) + N((4)S,(2)D) and C((3)P) + NO(X(2)Pi) --> O((3)P) + CN(X(2)Sigma(+)) reactions. We have also simulated the crossed molecular beam experiments of Naulin et al. [Chem. Phys., 1991, 153, 519] The inclusion of the (4)A'' surface in the QCT calculations gives excellent agreement with experiments. This is the first time an adiabatic pathway from C((3)P) + NO(X(2)Pi) to CO(X(1)Sigma(+))+N((4)S) has been reported.
authors.affiliation: Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, SE-412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abrahamsson
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: Nikola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marković
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nyman
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004735:Energy Transfer; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide; D002244:Carbon