Pathways for the reaction of FCO + FCO on the ground state potential energy surface have been studied by using ab initio methods. Heats of reaction and barrier heights have been computed by using Moller-Plesset perturbation theory. The reaction of FCO + FCO has been found to form F2C2O2 molecule as an intermediate which subsequently dissociates to form F2CO and CO. Since the exothermicity for the overall reaction is much larger than the barrier for the dissociation of F2C2O2, the reaction to produce F2CO + CO should be rapid.
