NIST Chemical Kinetics Database

Author(s):   Brand, U.; Hippler, H.; Lindemann, L.; Troe, J.
Title:   C-C and C-H bond splits of laser-excited aromatic molecules. 1. Specific and thermally averaged rate constants
Journal:   J. Phys. Chem.
Volume:   94
Page(s):   6305 - 6316
Year:   1990
Reference type:   Journal article
Squib:   1990BRA/HIP6305-6316

Reaction:   3-Methylbenzyl + H· → 1,3-Dimethylbenzene
Reaction order:   2
Temperature:   300 - 1900 K
Rate expression:   2.54x10^-10 [cm³/molecule s] e^{-615 [J/mole]/RT}
Bath gas:   N2
Category: Experiment
Data type:   High or low pressure extrapolation
Excitation technique:   Flash photolysis (laser or conventional)
Analytical technique:   Vis-UV absorption

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Rate constant values calculated from the Arrhenius expression:

T (K)	k(T) [cm³/molecule s]
300	1.99E-10
400	2.11E-10
500	2.19E-10
600	2.25E-10
700	2.29E-10
800	2.32E-10
900	2.34E-10
1000	2.36E-10
1100	2.38E-10
1200	2.39E-10
1300	2.40E-10
1400	2.41E-10
1500	2.42E-10
1600	2.43E-10
1700	2.43E-10
1800	2.44E-10
1900	2.44E-10