scholarly journals Methyl chloride formation by gas phase thermal chlorine atom reaction with methyl iodide and methyl bromide

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (23) ◽  
pp. 3029-3032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy S. Goliff ◽  
F. Sherwood Rowland
Keyword(s):  
Gas Phase ◽  
Chlorine Atom ◽  
Methyl Iodide ◽  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Methyl Chloride

scholarly journals Strain IMB-1, a Novel Bacterium for the Removal of Methyl Bromide in Fumigated Agricultural Soils

1998 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
pp. 2899-2905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy L. Connell Hancock ◽  
Andria M. Costello ◽  
Mary E. Lidstrom ◽  
Ronald S. Oremland
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Iodide ◽  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Methyl Chloride ◽  
Methylotrophic Bacterium ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Novel Bacterium ◽  
Bacterium Strain

ABSTRACT A facultatively methylotrophic bacterium, strain IMB-1, that has been isolated from agricultural soil grows on methyl bromide (MeBr), methyl iodide, methyl chloride, and methylated amines, as well as on glucose, pyruvate, or acetate. Phylogenetic analysis of its 16S rRNA gene sequence indicates that strain IMB-1 classes in the alpha subgroup of the class Proteobacteria and is closely related to members of the genus Rhizobium. The ability of strain IMB-1 to oxidize MeBr to CO2 is constitutive in cells regardless of the growth substrate. Addition of cell suspensions of strain IMB-1 to soils greatly accelerates the oxidation of MeBr, as does pretreatment of soils with low concentrations of methyl iodide. These results suggest that soil treatment strategies can be devised whereby bacteria can effectively consume MeBr during field fumigations, which would diminish or eliminate the outward flux of MeBr to the atmosphere.

scholarly journals Femtosecond time-resolved photodissociation dynamics of methyl halide molecules on ultrathin gold films

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 618-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihai E Vaida ◽  
Robert Tchitnga ◽  
Thorsten M Bernhardt
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Iodide ◽  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Strong Dependence ◽  
Methyl Chloride ◽  
Gold Surface ◽  
Rapid Quenching ◽  
Negative Ion ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Methyl Halide

The photodissociation of small organic molecules, namely methyl iodide, methyl bromide, and methyl chloride, adsorbed on a metal surface was investigated in real time by means of femtosecond-laser pump–probe mass spectrometry. A weakly interacting gold surface was employed as substrate because the intact adsorption of the methyl halide molecules was desired prior to photoexcitation. The gold surface was prepared as an ultrathin film on Mo(100). The molecular adsorption behavior was characterized by coverage dependent temperature programmed desorption spectroscopy. Submonolayer preparations were irradiated with UV light of 266 nm wavelength and the subsequently emerging methyl fragments were probed by photoionization and mass spectrometric detection. A strong dependence of the excitation mechanism and the light-induced dynamics on the type of molecule was observed. Possible photoexcitation mechanisms included direct photoexcitation to the dissociative A-band of the methyl halide molecules as well as the attachment of surface-emitted electrons with transient negative ion formation and subsequent molecular fragmentation. Both reaction pathways were energetically possible in the case of methyl iodide, yet, no methyl fragments were observed. As a likely explanation, the rapid quenching of the excited states prior to fragmentation is proposed. This quenching mechanism could be prevented by modification of the gold surface through pre-adsorption of iodine atoms. In contrast, the A-band of methyl bromide was not energetically directly accessible through 266 nm excitation. Nevertheless, the one-photon-induced dissociation was observed in the case of methyl bromide. This was interpreted as being due to a considerable energetic down-shift of the electronic A-band states of methyl bromide by about 1.5 eV through interaction with the gold substrate. Finally, for methyl chloride no photofragmentation could be detected at all.

scholarly journals The kinetics of certain reactions between methyl halides and anions in water

1949 ◽  
Vol 196 (1047) ◽  
pp. 540-553 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dipole Moment ◽  
Methyl Iodide ◽  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Methyl Chloride ◽  
Polar Molecules ◽  
Methyl Halides ◽  
Methyl Halide ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Chloride Methyl

The rates at which methyl chloride, methyl bromide and methyl iodide react with the hydroxyl and the thiosulphate ions in water have been measured at various concentrations and temperatures. The apparent energies of activation in both series increase in the same direction as the dipole moment of the methyl halide. The results are discussed in terms of a theory of the kinetics of the reactions between ions and polar molecules in solution.

Isotopic Characterization (2H, 13C, 37Cl, 81Br) of the Abiotic Sinks of Methyl Bromide and Methyl Chloride in Water and Implications for Future Studies.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Horst ◽  
Magali Bonifacie ◽  
Gérard Bardoux ◽  
Hans-Hermann Richnow
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Isotope Fractionation ◽  
Methyl Chloride ◽  
Methyl Halides ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Halide Exchange ◽  
Isotopic Characterization

In this study we investigated the isotope fractionation of the abiotic sink (hydrolysis, halide exchange) of methyl halides in water.<br>

Methanogenesis from Acetate by Methanosarcina barkeri: Catalysis of Acetate Formation from Methyl Iodide, CO2 , and H2 by the Enzyme System Involved

1987 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 360-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerstin Laufer ◽  
Bernhard Eikmanns ◽  
Ursula Frimmer ◽  
Rudolf K. Thauer
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Iodide ◽  
Condensation Reaction ◽  
Methyl Chloride ◽  
Methanosarcina Barkeri ◽  
Carboxyl Group ◽  
Atpase Inhibitor ◽  
Methyl Group ◽  
Proton Potential ◽  
Acetate Formation ◽  
Reducing Equivalents

Cell suspensions of Methanosarcina barkeri grown on acetate catalyze the formation of methane and CO2 from acetate as well as an isotopic exchange between the carboxyl group of acetate and CO2. Here we report that these cells also mediate the synthesis of acetate from methyl iodide, CO2, and reducing equivalents (H2 or CO), the methyl group of acetate being derived from methyl iodide and the carboxyl group from CO2. Methyl chloride and methyltosylate but not methanol can substitute for methyl iodide in this reaction. Acetate formation from methyl iodide, CO2, and reducing equivalents is coupled with the phosphorylation of ADP. Evidence is pres­ented that methyl iodide is incorporated into the methyl group of acetate via a methyl corrinoid intermediate (deduced from inhibition experiments with propyl iodide) and that CO2 is assimi­lated into the carboxyl group via a C1 intermediate which does not exchange with free formate or free CO. The effects of protonophores, of the proton-translocating ATPase inhibitor N.N′-di- cyclohexylcarbodiimide, and of arsenate on acetate formation are interpreted to indicate that the reduction of CO2 to the oxidation level of the carboxyl group of acetate requires the presence of an electrochemical proton potential and that acetyl-CoA or acetyl-phosphate rather than free acetate is the immediate product of the condensation reaction. These results are discussed with respect to the mechanism of methanogenesis from acetate.

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