Electronic emission spectrum of methylnitrene
The A /sup 3/E--X /sup 3/A/sub 2/ultraviolet emission spectrum of methylnitrene (CH/sub 3/N) was obtained in two ways: (1) by reacting methylazide (CH/sub 3/N/sub 3/) with metastable N/sub 2/ in a flowing afterglow; and (2) by discharging a mixture of methylazide (CH/sub 3/N/sub 3/) and helium in a corona excited supersonic expansion (CESE). The origin appears at T/sub 0/ = 31 811 cm/sup -1/. Several vibrational progressions were observed leading to the determination of a number of vibrational frequencies: v/sup double-prime//sub 1/ = 2938 , v/sup X//sub 2/ = 1350, v/sup double-prime//sub 3/ = 1039, v/sup X//sub 4/ = 3065, and v/sup double-prime//sub 6/ = 902 cm/sup -1/. Deuterium substitution confirmed the assignments of the vibrational frequencies. The X /sup 3/A/sub 2/ state is a normal, bound local minimum on the triplet electronic potential surface, and the upper A /sup 3/E state is able to support at least one quantum of vibration, assigned to v/sup //sub 3/, predominantly a C--N stretch. A comparison of flowing afterglow hollow cathode discharge sources and corona excited supersonic expansion sources shows the advantage of the CESE method of radical production for spectroscopy.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
- OSTI ID:
- 6661809
- Journal Information:
- J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 81:4; ISSN JCPSA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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