Thermal stability of cubane C8H8

被引:49
作者
Maslov, M. M. [1 ]
Lobanov, D. A. [1 ]
Podlivaev, A. I. [1 ]
Openov, L. A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Moscow Engn Phys Inst State Univ, Moscow 115409, Russia
关键词
FULLERENE; EQUIPARTITION; METHYLCUBANE; TEMPERATURE; PYROLYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DYNAMICS;
D O I
10.1134/S1063783409030342
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
The reasons for the anomalously high thermal stability of cubane C8H8 and the mechanisms of its decomposition are studied by numerically simulating the dynamics of this metastable cluster at T = 1050-2000 K using a tight-binding potential. The decomposition activation energy is found from the temperature dependence of the cubane lifetime obtained from the numerical experiment; this energy is fairly high, E (a) = 1.9 +/- 0.1 eV. The decomposition products are, as a rule, either C6H6 and C2H2 molecules or the isomer C8H8 with a lower energy.
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页码:645 / 648
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