Broadband transient infrared laser spectroscopy of trifluorovinyl radical C2F3.cntdot.: experimental and ab initio results
作者:Brent E. Wurfel、Nick Pugliano、Stephen E. Bradforth、Richard J. Saykally、George C. Pimentel
DOI:10.1021/j100160a052
日期:1991.4
The trifluorovinyl radical (C2F3.) is identified by using infrared spectroscopy. Real-time broadband infrared laser and diode infrared laser absorption spectra of the trifluorovinyl radical were measured. The radical was generated from UV laser photolysis of trifluoroiodoethene (C2F3I) at 248 nm in the gas phase. The observed vibrational frequencies and intensities [nu-2, 1290 (+/- 5) cm-1, 106 (+/- 39) km mol-1; and nu-3, 1225 (+/- 5) cm-1, 119 (+/- 41) km mol-1] are in good agreement with ab initio values calculated in this work. Pseudo-first-order decay kinetics of the transient vibrational bands were observed. Analysis of the photoproducts with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy showed that 1,3-hexafluorobutadiene (C4F6) was present in high concentration. It was probably formed from the reaction of trifluorovinyl radical with trifluoroiodoethene, as is consistent with the observed kinetics.