作者:Hans-Jürgen Deyerl、Ingo Fischer、Peter Chen
DOI:10.1063/1.478020
日期:1999.1.15
The photochemistry and photodissociation dynamics of the allyl radical upon ultraviolet (UV) excitation is investigated in a molecular beam by using time- and frequency-resolved photoionization of hydrogen atoms with Lyman-α-radiation. The UV states of allyl decay by internal conversion to the ground state, forming vibrationally hot radicals that lose hydrogen atoms on a nanosecond time scale. Two channels are identified, formation of allene directly from allyl, and isomerization from allyl to 2-propenyl, with a subsequent hydrogen loss, resulting in both allene and propyne formation. The branching ratio is between 2:1 and 3:1, with direct formation of allene being the dominant reaction channel. This channel is associated with site-selective loss of hydrogen from the central carbon atom, as observed in experiments on isotopically labeled radicals. Ab initio calculations of the reaction pathways and Rice–Ramsperger–Kassel–Marcus (RRKM) calculations of the rates are in agreement with the mechanism and branching ratios. From the measured Doppler profiles a translational energy release of 14±1 kcal/mol is calculated. The calculated value of 66 kcal/mol for the barrier to the 1,2 hydrogen shift from allyl radical to 2-propenyl is confirmed by the experimental data.