Kinetic study of the reaction of chlorine atoms with dichloromethane and D-dichloromethane in the gas phase

► Kinetic study of the H/D-abstraction from CH2Cl2 and CD2Cl2 by Cl atoms. ► The rate constants and their temperature dependence are found in 298-527 K. ► Values of the kinetic isotope effect were derived for the first time.