Volume 11, Issue 6 pp. 585-593
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The kinetics of dimerization of chlorotrifluoroethene

Bernard Atkinson

Bernard Atkinson

Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London SW7 2AY, England

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Christos Tsiamis

Christos Tsiamis

Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London SW7 2AY, England

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First published: June 1979
Citations: 8

Abstract

Rate constants determined for the thermal dimerization of chlorotrifluoroethene to dichlorohexafluorocyclobutane at 404–672 K have been correlated with previously published results. For the temperature range of 404–800 K,

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The dependence of the preexponential factor on temperature corresponds to a value of 17 J/K·mol for the difference in heat capacity (ΔCp±) between the activation complex and the reactant.

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