Absorption and resonance Raman study of the {sup 2}B{sub 1}(X)-{sup 2}A{sub 2}(A) transition of chlorine dioxide in the gas phase

Journal Article · Thu Mar 25 04:00:00 EST 1999 · Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, amp General Theory

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jp984368i· OSTI ID:343540

Esposito, A P; Stedl, T; Jonsson, H; Reid, P J ^[1]; Peterson, K A ^[2]

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1. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
2. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

The photochemical reaction dynamics of chlorine dioxide (OClO) are investigated using absorption and resonance Raman spectroscopy. The first Raman spectra of gaseous OClO obtained directly on resonance with the {sup 2}B{sub 1}-{sup 2}A{sub 2} electronic transition are reported. Significant scattering intensity is observed for all vibrational degrees of freedom (the symmetric stretch, bend, and asymmetric stretch), demonstrating that structural evolution occurs along all three normal coordinates following photoexcitation. The experimentally measured absorption and resonance Raman intensities are compared to the intensities predicted using both empirical and ab initio models for the optically active {sup 2}A{sub 2} surface. Comparison of the experimental and theoretical absorption spectra demonstrates that the frequencies and intensities of transitions involving the asymmetric stretch are well reproduced by the empirical model characterized by a double-minimum along the asymmetric stretch. However, the ab initio model is also found to reproduce a subset of the experimental intensities. In addition, the extremely large resonance Raman intensity of the asymmetric stretch overtone transition is predicted by both models. The results presented here taken in combination with the model for the {sup 2}A{sub 2} surface in condensed environments suggest that the phase-dependent photochemical reactivity of OClO is due to environment-dependent excited-state structural evolution along the asymmetric stretch coordinate.

• OSTI ID: 343540
• Journal Information: Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, amp General Theory, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, amp General Theory Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 103; ISSN 1089-5639; ISSN JPCAFH
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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