Photodissociation dynamics of the 2-propyl radical, C 3 H 7

The photodissociation of 2-propyl leading to propene + H was investigated with nanosecond time resolution. A supersonic beam of isolated 2-propyl radicals was produced by pyrolysis of 2-bromopopane. The kinetic energy release of the H-atom photofragment was monitored as a function of excitation wave...

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Published in:The Journal of chemical physics 2007-04, Vol.126 (14), p.144302-144302-6
Main Authors: Noller, Bastian, Fischer, Ingo
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Summary:The photodissociation of 2-propyl leading to propene + H was investigated with nanosecond time resolution. A supersonic beam of isolated 2-propyl radicals was produced by pyrolysis of 2-bromopopane. The kinetic energy release of the H-atom photofragment was monitored as a function of excitation wavelength by photofragment Doppler spectroscopy via the Lyman- α transition. The loss of hydrogen atoms after excitation proceeds in α position to the radical center with a rate constant of 5.8 × 10 7 s − 1 at 254 nm . Approximately 20% of the excess energy is deposited as translation in the H-atom photofragment. In contrast 1-propyl does not lose H atoms to a significant extent. The experimental results are compared to simple Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus calculations. The possible reaction pathways are examined in hybrid density functional theory calculations.
ISSN:0021-9606
1089-7690
DOI:10.1063/1.2715917