ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Spectra of fluoromethylene radicals, HCF and DCF, have been observed between 304 and 325 nm using mass-resolved, resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI). Singlet HCF is generated by sequential reactions of atomic fluorine in either methane or methyl fluoride. The spectra arise from two-photon resonances between the ground state X˜ 1A′ and the previously unobserved E˜ 1A′ (3p) Rydberg state. The band origins lie at T0=62154±2 cm−1 (321.69±0.01 nm) and T0=62175±2 cm−1 (321.58±0.01 nm) (2σ) above the ground states for HCF and DCF, respectively. Vibrational resolution and partial rotational resolution are obtained, with ν2′=1128±4 cm−1 and ν3′=1614±4 cm−1 for HCF and ν1′=2095±5 cm−1, ν2′=872±3 cm−1, and ν3′=1582±4 cm−1 for DCF (2σ). Under typical experimental conditions, the strongest peak for HCF is due to the 210310 resonance at 308.23±0.04 nm and the strongest peak for DCF is due to the 220 resonance at 312.85±0.01 nm. The results of vibrational and rotational analyses are consistent with predictions from ab initio calculations, which also yield the adiabatic ionization potential IPa=10.06±0.05 eV (2σ).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.469807
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