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Title: Radiation chemistry and mass spectrometry of trifluoromethyl iodide and pentafluoroethyl iodide in the gas phase. [. gamma. rays]

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:7223215

Ion-molecule reactions in CF/sub 3/I and C/sub 2/F/sub 5/I were investigated using a time-of-flight mass spectrometer and ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer. The most characteristic reaction is ion-molecule condensation leading to the formation of dimers such as (CF/sub 3/I)/sub 2//sup +/ in the CF/sub 3/I system and (C/sub 2/F/sub 5/I)/sub 2//sup +/ in the C/sub 2/F/sub 5/I system. Fluoride ion transfer processes are observed only when the final products are stable molecules. ..delta..H/sup 0//sub f/ for the parent molecule C/sub 2/F/sub 5/I is greater than or equal to -236.4 kcal/mole, the (CF/sub 3/CF/sub 2/-I) bond dissociation energy is less than or equal to 47.0 kcal/mole and the (CF/sub 3/-CF/sub 2/I) bond dissociation energy is less than or equal to 73. kcal/mole. The gamma-radiolysis of gaseous C/sub 2/F/sub 5/I was studied at 50 Torr and 24/sup 0/C, both pure and with added HI. For the pure system the major radiolytic products and their G values are I/sub 2/, 0.91; C/sub 2/F/sub 6/; 0.28; C/sub 2/F/sub 4/, 0.78; C/sub 3/F/sub 8/, 0.15; n-C/sub 4/F/sub 10/, 0.42; CF/sub 3/I, 0.18; CF/sub 2/I/sub 2/, 0.18; CF/sub 2/ICF/sub 2/I, 0.11; and CF/sub 3/CFI/sub 2/, 0.052. Addition of 5% HI increased the G values of I/sub 2/ (from 0.91 to 2.84) and the initial G value of CF/sub 3/I (from 0.18 to 2.50), while decreasing other product yields 50 to 100%. CF/sub 3/H, C/sub 2/F/sub 5/H, CF/sub 2/IH, and H/sub 2/ were also formed in the HI-added system. The low overall yield is due to back reactions between I/sub 2/ and C/sub 2/F/sub 5/ radicals. In the gamma-radiolysis of gaseous CF/sub 3/I, the major radiolytic products and G values in the pure system are I/sub 2/, 0.50; CF/sub 4/, 0.55; and C/sub 2/F/sub 6/, 0.11. With added HI scavenger, the additional products CF/sub 3/H, CF/sub 2/IH and H/sub 2/ were observed. (DLC)

Research Organization:
Florida Univ., Gainesville (USA)
OSTI ID:
7223215
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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