Photofragment spectroscopy of metal carbonyls: a molecular beam study of Fe(CO)/sub 5/ photolysis at 193 nm

Journal Article · Wed Jan 28 23:00:00 EST 1987 · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100287a003· OSTI ID:6948568

Waller, I M; Davis, H F; Hepburn, J W

The detailed product energy distribution has been determined for the 193-nm photofragmentation of Fe(CO)/sub 5/. In these experiments, done under molecular beam conditions, the CO photofragment was detected by vacuum ultraviolet laser-induced fluorescence. The vibrational and rotational distributions were determined from the spectra, and the translational energy distribution by Doppler spectroscopy. The measured energy release is well described by a completely statistical dissociation in which energy randomization is complete before each step in the series of three sequential CO eliminations.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Waterloo, Ontario
• OSTI ID: 6948568
• Journal Information: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 91:3; ISSN JPCHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400500* -- Photochemistry
BEAMS
CARBONYLS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DATA
DECOMPOSITION
DISSOCIATION
ENERGY LEVELS
EXCIMER LASERS
EXCITED STATES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUID FLOW
GAS LASERS
INFORMATION
IRON COMPOUNDS
LASERS
MOLECULAR BEAMS
NOZZLES
NUMERICAL DATA
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PHOTOLYSIS
ROTATIONAL STATES
SUPERSONIC FLOW
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VIBRATIONAL STATES