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Time-resolved infrared absorption studies applied to the study of radical plus molecule reactions

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OSTI ID:28070
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  1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Chemistry Division
  2. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
The reaction of the cyano radical (CN) with ethane (C{sub 2}H{sub 6}) was studied using time resolved infrared absorption to monitor the product hydrogen cyanide (HCN) in individual ro-vibrational states. Pulse laser photolysis was used to provide an initial excess of the CN radical and the time dependence of individual ro-vibrational states of the high frequency antisymmetric stretching mode of HCN (0,0,v{sub 3}) was followed. These experiments reveal that the initial product state distribution of HCN is not highly excited in the HCN(0,0,v{sub 3}) vibrational manifold.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
28070
Report Number(s):
CONF-940142--; ISBN 0-8194-1417-4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English