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Classical trajectory calculations using the MERCURY/VENUS code have been carried out on the H+O(2) reactive system using the DMBE-IV potential energy surface. The vibrational quantum number and the temperature were selected over the ranges nu=0 to 15, and T=300 to 10 000 K, respectively. All other variables were averaged. Rate constants were determined for the energy transfer process, H+O(2)(nu)-->H+O(2)(nu(")), for the bimolecular exchange process, H+O(2)(nu)-->OH(nu('))+O, and for the dissociative process, H+O(2)(nu)-->H+O+O. The dissociative process appears to be a mere extension of the process of transferring large amounts of energy. State-to-state rate constants are given for the exchange reaction, and they are in reasonable agreement with previous results, while the energy transfer and dissociative rate constants have never been reported previously. The lifetime distributions of the HO(2) complex, calculated as a function of v and temperature, were used as a basis for determining the relative contributions of various vibrational states of O(2) to the thermal rate coefficients for recombination at various pressures. This novel approach, based on the complex's ability to survive until it collides in a secondary process with an inert gas, is used here for the first time. Complete falloff curves for the recombination of H+O(2) are also calculated over a wide range of temperatures and pressures. The combination of the two separate studies results in pressure- and temperature-dependent rate constants for H+O(2)(nu)(+Ar) right arrow over left arrow HO(2)(+Ar). It is found that, unlike the exchange reaction, vibrational and rotational-translational energy are liabilities in promoting recombination.

Measurements of the NO-catalyzed dissociation of I2 in Ar in incident shock waves were carried out in the temperature range of 700"-1520°K and a t total concentrations of 5 X 10-6-6 X mol/cm3, using ultraviolet-visible absorption techniques to monitor the disappearance of 12. It was shown that the main reaction responsible for the disappearance under these conditions is I2 + NO -I N 0 + I, for which a rate coefficient of (2.9 f 0.5) X 1013 exp[-(18.0 f 0.6 kcal/mol)/RT] cm2/ mol-sec was determined. The I N 0 formed dissociates rapidly in a subsequent reaction. The reaction, therefore, constitutes a "chemical model" for a "thermal collisional release mechanism." Preliminary measurements of the rate coefficient for 12 + NO2 -IN02 + I are also presented.Combined with information on the reverse reactions obtained in earlier room temperature experiments, these results lead to accurate values of AH; for I N 0 and IN02 equal to 29.7 f 0.5 and 15.9 f 1 kcal/mol, respectively.