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Optical spectra of the dibromide and diiodide ions in the matrix-isolated M/sup +/Br/sub 2//sup -/ and M/sup +/I/sub 2//sup -/ species. [M = Na, Li, or K; 17/sup 0/K]

Journal Article · · J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00424a023· OSTI ID:7279914
The products of argon matrix reactions of alkali metal atoms and bromine and iodine have been studied optically in thin films on a sapphire window at 17/sup 0/K. The bromine reaction produced a strong band near 360 and a weak band near 640 nm, depending upon the alkali reagent, and the reactions with iodine gave a strong absorption near 380 and a medium intensity absorption near 680 nm. These bands are due to sigma ..-->.. sigma* and ..pi.. ..-->.. sigma* transitions, respectively, of the dihalide anions in the M/sup +/X/sub 2//sup -/ species. The small alkali metal effect on the transition energies is in accord with an ionic model of polarizable ion pairs, with the exception of cesium, which is capable of inner shell bonding and red-shifting the transitions from their expected positions. In addition, a very strong 227 nm absorption in bromine and a strong 254, 286 nm doublet in iodine experiments are attributed to molecular halogen aggregates. (auth)
Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Berkeley
OSTI ID:
7279914
Journal Information:
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 98:8; ISSN JACSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English