Thermal energy reaction rates of titanium monomer cation

New determinations of quantitative forward rate constants for reactions of titanium monomer cation with C2H6, C3H8, H2O, NH3, and O-2 are accomplished using a high-pressure (multicollision) flow tube reactor. These experiments were prompted by our observation of conflicting reports in the literature. The reaction rates we consider have been determined previously by both single-collision and multicollision methods, with some systems having generated notably contrasting results. An effort is made to reconcile the difference in values by explicitly addressing possible potential sources of error which have been suggested in earlier publications as the most likely reasons for the discrepancies. A ''titration'' technique is employed which allows controlled collisional quenching of excited state titanium cations with nitrogen gas such that excited state ion effects can be selectively observed and subsequently eliminated. No evidence is found to cast doubt upon the validity of multicollision methods for the determination of thermal energy rate constants.