ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
We have measured the fundamental acetylenic C–H stretch near 3.0 μm of (CH3)3C–C≡CH and (CH3)3Si–C≡CH using an optothermal, molecular beam spectrometer. We find that the individual R(J) lines of the hydrocarbon are Lorentzian with a FWHM of 800 MHz indicating statistical intramolecular vibrational relaxation (IVR) with a 400 ps lifetime. The R(J) lines of the silicon compound are clearly asymmetric and, in addition, show a FWHM of about 150 MHz indicating a much longer (〉2 ns) lifetime. The increase in IVR lifetime in the larger density of states molecule may be due to reduced kinetic coupling resulting from the heavier Si atom.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.459042