https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 S-nitrosation of aminothiones https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27420 eq corresponds to 559-382 M(⁻²) for thioacetamide (TA, 15-25 °C) and 12600-5590 M(⁻²) for thiourea (TU, 15-35 °C), whereas the reaction enthalpies amount to -27.10 ± 0.05 kJ for TA and -29.30 ± 0.05 kJ for TU. Theoretical calculations via a thermochemical cycle agree well with reaction free energies from experiments, with errors of -2-4 kJ using solvation method SMD in conjunction with hybrid meta exchange-correlation functional M05-2X and high-accuracy multistep method CBS-QB3 for gas-phase calculations. The kinetic rates increase with acidity at activation energies of 54.9 (TA) and 66.1 kJ·mol(-1) (TU) for the same temperature range, confirming activation-controlled reactions. At pH 1 and below, the main decomposition pathway for the S-nitroso species leads to formation of nitric oxide.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:35:23 AEDT ]]> Decomposition of S-nitroso species https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28271 −1 for S-nitrosothioacetamide and S-nitrosothiourea, respectively. The electron donating effect of methyl substitution in S-nitrosothioacetamide engenders lower activation energies with the bimolecular reaction of RSNO⁺ and RS occurring within the diffusion controlled regime at an activation energy of 17.6 kJ mol−1. For S-nitrosothiourea, a further bimolecular reaction of two RSNO⁺ molecules occurs irreversibly with an activation energy of 84.4 kJ mol−1.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:28:31 AEDT ]]>