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UV photodissociation dynamics of the acetone oxide Criegee intermediate: experiment and theory

Journal Article · · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp00207a· OSTI ID:1991924

Here, the photodissociation dynamics of the dimethyl-substituted acetone oxide Criegee intermediate [(CH3)2COO] is characterized following electronic excitation to the bright 1ππ* state, which leads to O (1D) + acetone [(CH3)2CO, S0] products. The UV action spectrum of (CH3)2COO recorded with O (1D) detection under jet-cooled conditions is broad, unstructured, and essentially unchanged from the corresponding electronic absorption spectrum obtained using a UV-induced depletion method. This indicates that UV excitation of (CH3)2COO leads predominantly to the O (1D) product channel. A higher energy O (3P) + (CH3)2CO (T1) product channel is not observed, although it is energetically accessible. In addition, complementary MS-CASPT2 trajectory surface-hopping (TSH) simulations indicate minimal population leading to the O (3P) channel and non-unity overall probability for dissociation (within 100 fs). Velocity map imaging of the O (1D) products is utilized to reveal the total kinetic energy release (TKER) distribution upon photodissociation of (CH3)2COO at various UV excitation energies. Simulation of the TKER distributions is performed using a hybrid model that combines an impulsive model with a statistical component, the latter reflecting the longer-lived (>100 fs) trajectories identified in the TSH calculations. The impulsive model accounts for vibrational activation of (CH3)2CO arising from geometrical changes between the Criegee intermediate and the carbonyl product, indicating the importance of CO stretch, CCO bend, and CC stretch along with activation of hindered rotation and rock of the methyl groups in the (CH3)2CO product. Detailed comparison is also made with the TKER distribution arising from photodissociation dynamics of CH2OO upon UV excitation.

Research Organization:
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-87ER13792
OSTI ID:
1991924
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1958882
Journal Information:
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP, Journal Name: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 25; ISSN 1463-9076
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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