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Table 6.

Formation and destruction pathways of HCONC (f2), HCNCO (f5), and HNCCO (f6) with their activation energies (energy barriers) and the thermodynamic nature of the reactions (enthalpy) at two different levels of theory.

Reaction Label Reaction Energy barrier (Ea) Energy barrier (Ea) Nature
kcal.mol−1/(eV) kcal.mol−1/(eV)

CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ
R1 HCONC → HOCNC 80.57 (3.49) 80.20 (3.47) Destruction
Endothermic
R2 HCNCO → HCONC 16.45 (0.7) 14.95 (0.64) Formation
Exothremic
R3 HCONC + H2 → HNC + CH2O 61.55 (2.66) 58.90 (2.55) Destruction
Exothermic
R4 CH4 + HCONC → HNC + CH3CHO 63.61 (2.75) 59.12 (2.56) Destruction
Exothermic
R5 HCOCN + H2O → HCONCHOH 46.65 (2.02) 59.12 (2.56) Destruction
Exothermic
R6 H + OCNC → HCONC Barrierless Barrierless Formation

R7 HCN + CO → HCNCO 63.00 (2.73) 66.63 (2.88) Formation
Endothermic
R8 HCNCO → c-HCNCO 17.96 (0.77) 13.92 (0.60) Formation
Exothermic
R9 HCN + CO → c-HCNCO 50.18 (2.17) 49.39 (2.14) Formation
Endothermic
R10 HCN + CO → HCNCO → HCN + CO 61.83 (2.68) 63.66 (2.76) Formation and
Destruction
R11 HNCCO → HCNCO 51.38 (2.22) 56.77 (2.46) Formation
Endothermic
R12 CH + NCO → HCNCO Barrierless Barrierless Formation

R13 HNC + CO → [sq-HNCCO] → HNCCO 157.47 (6.82) 165.77 (7.18) Formation
Endothermic
R14 HNC + CO → HNCCO 31.13 (1.35) 31.49 (1.36) Formation
Endothermic
R15 c-HNCCO → HNC + CO 62.4 (2.70) 66.74 (2.89) Destruction
Exothermic
R16 HCOCN → HNCCO 109.02 (4.72) 116.99 (5.07) Formation
Endothermic
R17 HNCCO + 2H → NHCHCHO Barrierless Barrierless Destruction
R18 HNCCO + 2H → NH3CCO Barrierless Barrierless Destruction
Barrierless
R19 HCCO + N → HNCCO Barrierless Barrierless Formation
R20 CCO + NH → HNCCO Barrierless Barrierless Formation

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