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Experimental and Dft Studies of the mechanism of cetone-peroxide formation reaction using Raman and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies

dc.contributor.advisor Hernández Rivera, Samuel P.
dc.contributor.author Espinosa Fuentes, Eduardo A.
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Sciences en_US
dc.contributor.committee Román Velázquez, Félix R.
dc.contributor.committee Mina Camilde, Nairmen
dc.contributor.department Department of Chemistry en_US
dc.contributor.representative Briano Peralta, Julio G.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-09T15:09:02Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-09T15:09:02Z
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.description.abstract A mechanism for the reaction between acetone and hydrogen peroxide leading to the formation of the important homemade explosive Acetone Peroxide is postulated. The proposed mechanistic scheme is based on Raman and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopies measurements and is also supported by ab-initio Density Functional Theory calculations using B3LYP 6-311g**d++ method. It was found that for the uncatalized reaction, the proposed mechanism of cyclic organic peroxides formation occurs in three steps: monomer formation, polymerization of the 2-hydroperoxipropan-2- ol monomer and cyclization. Calculated rate constants proved to be in agreement with theoretical calculations. The activation energy obtained confirms that the polymerization step is favored in comparison to other possible pathways. In fact, the activation energy is twofold lower than the acetone-monomer reaction and the peroxide-monomer reaction according to experimental and theoretical measurements, which was previously proposed.
dc.description.abstract Se postula un mecanismo de reacción entre acetona y peróxido de hidrogeno conduciendo a la formación de explosivos caseros importantes como lo son los peróxidos orgánicos cíclicos. Esta propuesta está basada en mediciones espectroscópicas Raman y resonancia magnética nuclear y apoyado en cálculos de la Teoría del Funcional de la Densidad usando el método B3LYP 6-311g**d++. Se encontró además que el mecanismo propuesto ocurre en tres etapas: formación del monómero, polimerización del monómero 2-hydroperoxipropan-2-ol y ciclación. Las constantes de velocidad encontradas están de acuerdo con las medidas teóricas. La energía de activación obtenida para la reacción de polimerización confirmó que este paso es más favorecido energéticamente que otros posibles canales. De hecho la energía de activación es tres veces más baja que la reacciones entre el monómero con la acetona y el peróxido de hidrogeno de acuerdo a los resultados teóricos y experimentales, previamente propuesto.
dc.description.graduationYear 2009 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/380
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2009 Eduardo A. Espinosa Fuentes en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Raman spectroscopy en_US
dc.subject Nuclear magnetic resonance en_US
dc.subject Acetone and hydrogen peroxide formation en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Acetone. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Peroxides. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Hydrogen peroxide. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Density functionals. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Explosives--Detection. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Raman spectroscopy. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. en_US
dc.title Experimental and Dft Studies of the mechanism of cetone-peroxide formation reaction using Raman and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Chemistry en_US
thesis.degree.level M.S. en_US
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