NIST Chemical Kinetics Database

Author(s):   Kumaran, S.S.; Su, M.-C.; Lim, K.P.; Michael, J.V.; Klippenstein, S.J.; DiFelice, J.; Mudipalli, P.S.; Kiefer, J.H.; Dixon, D.A.; Peterson, K.A.
Title:   Experiments and theory on the thermal decomposition of CHCl₃ and the reactions of CCl₂
Journal:   J. Phys. Chem. A
Volume:   101
Page(s):   8653 - 8661
Year:   1997
Reference type:   Journal article
Squib:   1997KUM/SU8653-8661

Reaction:   CCl₂ (X 1A₁) + CCl₂ (X 1A₁) → C₂Cl₄
Reaction order:   3
Temperature:   1280 - 1880 K
Pressure:  0.14 - 0.49 bar
Rate expression:   1.57x10^-32 [cm⁶/molecule² s] e^{24860 [J/mole]/RT}
Bath gas:   Kr
Category: Experiment
Data type:   Absolute value measured directly
Excitation technique:   Thermal
Analytical technique:   Laser schlieren

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Rate constant values calculated from the Arrhenius expression:

T (K)	k(T) [cm⁶/molecule² s]
1280	1.63E-31
1300	1.57E-31
1350	1.44E-31
1400	1.33E-31
1450	1.24E-31
1500	1.15E-31
1550	1.08E-31
1600	1.02E-31
1650	9.62E-32
1700	9.12E-32
1750	8.68E-32
1800	8.28E-32
1850	7.91E-32
1880	7.71E-32