ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The products of the ClO self-reaction have been studied in a flowing chemical reactor using submillimeter wave spectroscopy. The complete spectrum between 415 to 435 GHz has been measured as well as selected transitions in the range 285 to 415 GHz. The major products have been identified as the ClO dimer (Cl2O2) and chlorine dioxide (OClO). The observed rotational b-type spectra of the most abundant isotopic species35 ClOO35Cl and 37ClOO35Cl have been analyzed. The observed nuclear spin statistics for the main species, the relative abundance of the lesser species, and the structure determination demonstrate unambigiously that the ClO dimer must possess identical chlorine atoms in a peroxide structure. The rotational constants as well as a complete set of quartic centrifugal distortion constants have been determined. Structural parameters for the vibronic ground state have been calculated: rOO=142.59(21) pm, rClO=170.44(4) pm, (angle)ClOO=110.07(1)° and dihedral angle=81.03(1)°. Rotational transitions in the first excited torsional state have been measured and analyzed for the isotopic species 35,35 and 35,37. An effective molecular structure for the first torsional excited state has been calculated. A torsional frequency has been derived from relative intensity measurements and the cis and the trans barrier heights estimated.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.457377
