Radical Thermometers, Thermochemistry, and Photoelectron Spectra: A Photoelectron Photoion Coincidence Spectroscopy Study of the Methyl Peroxy Radical

Voronova, Krisztina; Ervin, Kent M.; Torma, Krisztián G.; Hemberger, Patrick; Bodi, Andras; Gerber, Thomas; Osborn, David L.; Sztáray, Bálint

doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b03145

Radical Thermometers, Thermochemistry, and Photoelectron Spectra: A Photoelectron Photoion Coincidence Spectroscopy Study of the Methyl Peroxy Radical

Journal Article · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b03145· OSTI ID:1485829

Voronova, Krisztina ^[1]; Ervin, Kent M. ^[2]; Torma, Krisztián G. ^[1]; ^[3]; ^[3]; Gerber, Thomas ^[3]; Osborn, David L. ^[4]; ^[1]

Univ. of the Pacific, Stockton, CA (United States)
Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI (Switzerland)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

In this study, we investigated the simplest alkylperoxy radical, CH₃OO, formed by reacting photolytically generated CH₃ radicals with O₂, using the new combustion reactions followed by photoelectron photoion coincidence (CRF-PEPICO) apparatus at the Swiss Light Source. Modeling the experimental photoion mass-selected threshold photoelectron spectrum using Franck–Condon simulations including transitions to triplet and singlet cationic states yielded the adiabatic ionization energy of 10.265 ± 0.025 eV. Dissociative photoionization of CH₃OO generates the CH₃⁺ fragment ion at the appearance energy of 11.164 ± 0.010 eV. Combining these two values with Δ_fH_0K°(CH₃) yields Δ_fH_0K°(CH₃OO) = 22.06 ± 0.97 kJ mol^–1, reducing the uncertainty of the previously determined value by a factor of 5. Lastly, statistical simulation of the CH₃OO breakdown diagram provides a molecular thermometer of the free radical’s internal temperature, which we measured to be 330 ± 30 K.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1485829

Report Number(s):: SAND--2018-13191J; 670054

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 9; ISSN 1948-7185

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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