ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Radiative dissociation of superexcited acetylene was studied at hν=13.8–24.8 eV (90–50 nm) by using C2H2, C2HD, and C2D2. The observed emission bands were d 3Πg→a 3Πu, e 3Πg→a 3Πu, C 1Πg→A 1Πu, and D 1∑+u→X 1∑−g of C2 radical, and A 2Δ→X 2Πr, B 2Σ−→X 2Πr, and C 2Σ+→X 2Πr of CH and CD radicals. The fluorescence cross sections of the electronically excited C*2 radicals showed a hydrogen isotope effect, i.e., the cross sections were in order of σf[C2(C2H2)](approximately-greater-than)σf[C2(C2HD)](approximately-greater-than)σf[C2(C2D2)]. Reverse is true for the fluorescence cross sections of CH* and CD*, i.e., σf(C2H2)〈σf(C2HD)〈σf(C2D2). These isotope effects were interpreted by the competition of some decay processes from the superexcited states. Hydrogen isotope effect in simple C–H and C–D bond dissociation is important for the C*2 formation. As a result of the competition with this C*2 formation, the "reverse'' isotope effect emerges in the CH* and CD* formations. Another important competing process is the isomerization followed by formation of nonradiative fragments. Since H atom migrates more easily than D atom through a cyclic cavitated complex and the nonradiative fragmentation competes with the CH* and CD* formation, the radiative intensities of the CH* and CD* radicals inevitably show the apparent inverse hydrogen isotope effect. The isomerization seems to be specially important in the wavelength region, λ(approximately-greater-than)80 nm, where a trans-bent superexcited state is formed. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.469256
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