Theoretical Study of the 1CF2 + 3O2 Reaction on the Singlet Potential Surface
A detailed singlet potential energy surface survey on the 1CF2 + 3O2 reaction is carried out in order to clarify the reaction mechanisms of the singlet difluorocarbene (1CF2) with oxygen (3O2) at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level. To determine the accurate energies of all stationary points, the QCISD/6-311++G(d,p) single-point calculations are done by using the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) optimized geometric structures. The title reaction is important in high temperature processes. Four product channels, P1(F2 + CO2), P2(F2O + CO), P3(2F + CO2) and P4(FCO + FO), have been found in the 1CF2 + 3O2 reaction. P1(F2 + CO2) and P3(2F + CO2) have comparable contributions to the title reaction and they are more favorable than the other two thermodynamically and kinetically.