The effects of the substituents in the energy flow in four toluene derivatives (o-chloro-, o,-bromo-, α-chloro-, and α-bromotoluene) on collision with N 2 and O 2 were investigated by classical trajectory methods. The energy loss by the α-derivatives of toluene is significantly higher than that of the o-derivatives. Furthermore, the substituent, Cl or Br, does not affect the energy loss. The dominant pathways for the vibrational decay of the excited o-derivatives are the vibration-translation (V-T) and vibrationvibration (V-V) energy transfers to N 2 /O 2 . In contrast, the vibrational relaxation of the excited α-derivatives occurs mainly through the V-T energy transfer. The efficiency of the intermolecular V-V energy transfer of the o-derivatives is significantly higher than that of the α-derivatives. In the o-derivatives, as the excited energy (E T ) increases, the excited C-H m bond frequency decreases; thus, the energy transfer via the V-V pathway increases. In the α-derivatives, the V-V energy transfer is not efficient for both N 2 and O 2 , although the C-H r and N 2 /O 2 vibrations are near resonance.