The reaction of the CFO radical with NO molecules at room temperature

The gas phase reaction of CFO + NO → products at 298 K was followed by an analysis of the F/F2/CHFO/NO reaction system. The concentrations of CHFO and CF2O were followd and from this and computer simulations a rate constant k(4)= (5.70.9+1.8 × 10−14 cm3 molecules−1 s−1 was determined at 3 mbar pressure. This result and a measurement of Wallington and co-workers at higher pressure was used to predict the fall-off behaviour of the CF(O)NO formation.