1. Elementary Chemical Kinetics
Chapter 36
Elementary Chemical Kinetics
Engel & Reid

2. Figure 36.1
Figure 36.1 Concentration as a function of time for the conversion of reactant A into product B. The concentration of A at time 0 is [A]0, and the concentration of B is zero. As the reaction proceeds, the loss of A results in the production of B.

3. 36.2 reaction rate
Example

4. Rate law : R = k [A]a[B]b... Reaction order Rate Constant
36.3 rate laws
Reaction order
Rate law : R = k [A]a[B]b...
Rate Constant
The rate of reaction is often found to be proportional to the molar concentrations of the reactants raised to a simple power.
It cannot be overemphasized that reaction orders have no relation to stoichiometric coefficients, and they are determined by experiment.

5. 36.3 Rate laws

6. 36.3.1 Measuring Reaction Rates
36.3 Rate laws
Measuring Reaction Rates

7. 36.3.2 Determining Reaction Orders
Strategy 1. Isolation method
The reaction is performed with all species but one in excess. Under these conditions, only the concentration of one species will vary to a significant extent during the reaction.
R = k’[B]b

8. 36.3.2 Determining Reaction Orders
Strategy 2. Method of initial rates
The concentration of a single reactant is changed while holding all other concentrations constant, and the initial rate of the reaction is determined.

9. Example Problem 36.2
Using the following data for the reaction illustrated in equation Determine the order of the reaction with respect to A and B, and the rate constant for the reaction
[A] (M)
[B] (M)
Initial Rate (Ms-1)
2.3010-4
3.1010-5
5.2510-4
4.6010-4
6.2010-5
4.2010-3
9.2010-4
1.7010-2

10. Example 36.2
Solution

11. Determining the rate of a chemical reaction, experimentally
36.3 Rate law
Determining the rate of a chemical reaction, experimentally
Chemical methods
Physical methods
Stopped-flow techniques
Flash photolysis techniques
Perturbation-relaxation methods

12. Figure 36.3
Figure 36.3 Schematic of a stopped-flow experiment. Two reactants are rapidly introduced into the mixing chamber by syringes. After mixing chamber, the reaction kinetics are monitored by observing the change in sample concentration versus time, in this example by measuring the absorption of light as a function of time after mixing.

13. 36.5 Integrated Rate Law Expressions

14. 36.5 Integrated Rate Law Expressions

15. 36.5 Integrated Rate Law Expressions

16. Example 36.3
Example Problem 36.3
The decomposition of N2O5 is an important process in tropospheric chemistry. The half-life for the first order decomposition of this compound is 2.05×104 s. How long will it take for a sample of N2O5 to decay to 60% of its initial value?
Solution

17. Example 36.3
Example Problem 36.4
Catbon-14 is a radioactive nucleus with half-life of 5760 years. Living matter exchange carbon with its surroundings (for example, through CO2) so that s constant level of C14 is maintained, corresponding to 15.3 decay events per minute. Once living matter has died, carbon contained in the matter is not exchanged with the surroundings, and the amount of C14 that remains in the dead material decreases with time due to radioactive decay. Consider a piece of fossilized wood that demonstrates 2.4 C decay events per minute. How old is the wood.

18. Example 36.4
Solution

19. 36.5 Integrated Rate Law Expressions

20. Figure 36.5a

21. 36.5 Integrated Rate Law Expressions

22. 36.5 Integrated Rate Law Expressions

23. 36.5 Integrated Rate Law Expressions

24. Schematic representation of the numerical evaluation of a rate law.
Figure 36.6
Figure 36.6
Schematic representation of the numerical evaluation of a rate law.

25. Figure 36.7
Figure 36.7
Comparison of the numerical approximation method to the integrated rate law expression for a first-order reaction. The rate constant for the reaction is 0.1 m s-1. The time evolution in reactant concentration determined by the integrated rate law expression

26. 36.7 Sequential First-Order Reaction
At t = 0
Sequential First-Order Reaction

27. Figure 36.8a
Figure 36.8
Concentration profiles for a sequential reaction in which the reactant (A, blue line) from an intermediate (I, yellow) that undergoes subsequent decay to form the product (P, red line) where (a) kA=2kf =0.1 s-1.

28. Figure 36.8b
Figure 36.8
Concentration profiles for a sequential reaction in which the reactant (A, blue line) from an intermediate (I, yellow) that undergoes subsequent decay to form the product (P, red line) where (b) kA=8kf =0.4 s-1. Notice that both the maximal amount of I in a ddition to the time for the maximum is changed relative to the first channel.

29. Figure 36.8c
Figure 36.8
Concentration profiles for a sequential reaction in which the reactant (A, blue line) from an intermediate (I, yellow) that undergoes subsequent decay to form the product (P, red line) where (c) kA=0.025kf= s-1. In this case, very little intermediate is formed, and the maximum in [I] is delayed relative to the first two examples.

30. 36.7 Sequential First-order Reaction
Maximum Intermediate Concentration

31. Example problem 36.5
Example Problem 36.5
Determine the time at which [I] is at a maximum for
kA = 2kI = 0.1 s-1.
Solution

32. 36.7 Sequential First-order Reaction
Rate-Determining Steps

33. Figure 36.9a
Figure 36.9
Rate-limiting step behavior in sequential reactions. (a) kA=20kf =1 s-1 such that the rate-limiting step is the decay of intermediate I. In this case, the reduction in [I] is reflected by the appearances of [P]. The time evolution of [P] predicted by the sequential mechanism is given by the yellow line, and the corresponding evolution assuming rate-limiting step behavior, [P]rl, is given by the red curve.

34. Figure 36.9b
Figure 36.9
Rate-limiting step behavior in sequential reactions. (b) The opposite case from part (a) kA=0.04kf = 0.02 s-1 such that the rate-limiting step is the decay of reactant A.

35. 36.7 Sequential First-order Reaction
The steady-State Approximation
This approximation is particularly god when the decay rate of the intermediate is greater than the rate of production so that the intermediates are present at very small concentrations during the reaction.
In Steady-State approximation, the time derivative of intermediate concentrations is se to zero.

36. Figure 36.10
Figure 36.10
Concentration determined by numerical evolution of the sequential reaction scheme presented in Equation (36.44) where kA= 0.02 s-1 and kf = k2 = 0.2 s-1.

37. Figure 36.11
Figure 36.11
Comparison of the numerical and steady-state concentration profiles for the sequential reaction scheme presented in Equation (36.44) where kA= 0.02 s-1 and kf = k2 = 0.2 s-1. Curves corresponding to the steady-state approximation are indicated by the subscript ss.

38. 36.8 Parallel Reactions
Parallel Reactions

39. Concentration for a parallel reaction where kB = 2kC = 0.1 s-1.
Figure 36.12
Figure 36.12
Concentration for a parallel reaction where kB = 2kC = 0.1 s-1.

40. 36.8 Parallel Reactions
Yield, F, is defined as the probability that given product will be formed by decay of the reactant.

41. Example Problem 36.7
Example Problem 36.7
In acidic conditions, benzyl peniciline (BP) undergoes the following paralll reaction:
In the molecular structure, R1 and R2 indicate alkyl substitutions. In a solution where pH=3, the rat constants for the processes at 22 ℃are k1=7.0×10-4 s-1, k2=4.1×10-3 s-1, and k2=5.7×10-3 s-1. what is the yield for P1 formation?

42. Example Problem 36.7
Solution

43. 36.9 Temperature Dependence of Rate Constants
A frequency factor or Arrhenius pre-exponential factor
Ea activation energy

44. Example Problem 36.8
Example Problem 36.8
The temperature dependence of the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of penicillin (illustrated in Example problem 36.7) is investigated, and the dependece of k1 on temperature is iven in the following table. What is the activation eergy and Arrhenius preexponential factor for this branch of hydrolysis reaction?
Temperature ℃
k1 （s-1）
22.2
7.0×10-4
27.2
9.8×10-4
33.7
1.6×10-3
38.0
2.0×10-3

45. Draw a plot of ln (k1) versus 1/T
Example Problem 36.8
Solution
Draw a plot of ln (k1) versus 1/T

46. 36.9 Temperature Dependence of Rate Constant
Figure A schematic drawing of the energy profile for a chemical reaction. Reactants must acquire sufficient energy to overcome the activation energy, Ea, for the reaction. The reaction coordinate represents the binding and geometry changes hat occur in the transformation of reactants into products.

47. 36.10 Reversible Reactions and Equilibrium

48. 36.10 Reversible Reactions and Equilibrium
At equilibrium

49. 36.10 Reversible Reactions and Equilibrium
Figure Reaction coordinate demonstrating the activation energy for reactants to form products, Ea, and the back reaction in which products form reactants, E’a

50. 36.10 Reversible Reactions and Equilibrium
Figure 36.15
Time-dependent concentrations in which both forward and back reactions exist between reactant A and product B. In this example, kA=2kB=0.06 s-1. Note that the concentration reach a constant value at longer times (t > teq) at which pint the reaction reaches equilibrium.

51. 36.10 Reversible Reactions and Equilibrium
Figure Methodology for determining fprward and back rate constants. The apparent rate constant for reactant dacay is equal to the sum of forward, kA, and back, kB, rate constnats. The equilibrium constant is equal to kA / kB. These two measurements provide a system of two equations and two unknowns that can be readily evaluated to produce kA, and kB.

52. Example Problem 36.9
Example Problem 36.9
Consider the interconversion of the boat and chair conformation of cyclohexane:
The reaction is first order in each direction, with a equilibrium constant of 104. The activation enegy for the conversion of the chair conformer to the boat conformer is 42 kJ/mol. Assuming an Arrhenius preexponential factor of 1012 s-1, what is the expected observed reaction rate constant at 298 K if one were to initiate this reaction starting with only the boat conformer?

53. Example Problem 36.9
Solution

54. Figure 36.17
Figure Example of a temperature-jump experiment for a reaction in which the forward and back rate pocesses are first order. The yellow and blue portions of the graph indicate times before and after the temperature jump, respectively. After the temperature jump, [A] decrease with a time constant related to the sum of he forward and back rate constants. The change between the pre-jump and post-jump equilibrium concentrations is given by x0

55. 36.13 Potential Energy Surface
Figure 36.18
Definition of geometric coordinates for the AB + CA+BC reaction.

56. 36.13 Potential Energy Surface
Figure Illustration of a potential surface for the AB+C reaction at a colinear geometry (=180° in Figure 36.18). (a,b) Three dimensional views of the surface.

57. 36.13 Potential Energy Surface
Figure Illustration of a potential surface for the AB+C reaction at a colinear geometry (=180° in Figure 36.18). (c) Counter plot of the surface with contours of equipotential energy. The curved dashes line represents the path of a reactive event, corresponding to the reaction coordinate. The transition state for this coordinate is indicated by the symbol ‡.

58. 36.13 Potential Energy Surface
Figure Illustration of a potential surface for the AB+C reaction at a colinear geometry (=180° in Figure 36.18). (d,e) Cross sections of the potential energy surface along the lines a-a and b-b, respectively. These two graphs corresponds to the potential for two-body interactions of B with C, and A with B.

59. Figure 36.20
Figure Reaction coordinates involving an activated complex and a reactive intermediate. The graph corresponds to the reaction coordinate derived from the dashed line between points c and d on the contour plot of Figure 36.19c. The maximum in energy along this coordinate corresponds to the transition state, and the species at this maximum is referred to as an activated complex.

60. Figure 36.21
Figure 36.21
Illustration of transition state theory. Similar to reaction coordinates depicted previously, the reactants (A and B) and product (P) are separated by an energy barrier. The transition state is an activated reactant complex envisioned to exist at the free-energy maximum along the reaction coordinate.