ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The photochemistry and photodissociation dynamics of the propargyl radical, C3H3, upon UV excitation is investigated by time- and frequency-resolved detection of hydrogen atoms. From a statistical analysis of the data, we conclude that formation of cyclopropenylidene, c-C3H2, is the dominant reaction channel. Around 22% of the excess energy is released into the translational degrees of freedom. By varying the excitation energy between 265 and 240 nm, microcanonical rates for the loss of a hydrogen atom can be obtained as a function of excess energy. The experimental rates, on the order of several 106 s−1, are in good agreement with Rice–Ramsperger–Kassel–Marcus (RRKM) calculations, provided a scaling factor is used for the vibrational frequencies, to account for the effects of anharmonicity. The interpretation is confirmed in experiments using monodeuterated propargyl radicals, H2CCCD, indicating a mechanism that proceeds via an initial [1,2] H-shift, followed by cyclization. © 1999 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.479629
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