Thermochemical studies of the gaseous uranium chlorides
摘要:
The gaseous uranium halides UCl, UCl2, UCl3, UCl4, and UCl5 were generated under equilibrium conditions using several types of effusive beam sources, and were identified and characterized thermochemically by mass spectrometry. Five independent gaseous equilibria involving these species were studied in sufficient depth so that both reaction enthalpy and entropy changes could be evaluated accurately from second law analysis. The enthalpy data yield the sequence of bond dissociation energies at 298 K in kcal/mol: D° (U–Cl)=108; D° (ClU–Cl)=117; D° (Cl2U–Cl)=117; D° (Cl3U–Cl)=101; and D° (Cl4U–Cl)=50, all ±2 kcal/mol. As expected, the absolute entropies of the gaseous chlorides show that the electronic partition functions of the lighter species are substantial at the experimental temperatures, leading to electronic entropies of 5–7 cal/deg mol at about 2100 K.
Electronic spectroscopy of the alkaline-earth halide cluster Ca2Cl3
作者:Julio D. Lobo、Andrei Deev、Chi-Kin Wong、James M. Spotts、Mitchio Okumura
DOI:10.1063/1.1353547
日期:2001.5.22
A visible spectrum of the cluster Ca_2Cl_3 was observed from 651 to 630 nm by 1 + 1[prime] resonant multiphoton ionization spectroscopy. Spectra were obtained for each of the four isotopomers: Ca2 35Cl3, Ca2 35Cl2 37Cl, Ca2 35Cl 37Cl2, and Ca2 37Cl3. The spectra were composed of a strong origin band at 15 350.8 cm^(–1) and several very weak vibronic bands. All of the bands were sharp with partially
High‐temperature equilibrium studies of the gaseous thorium chlorides
作者:K. H. Lau、D. L. Hildenbrand
DOI:10.1063/1.458335
日期:1990.5.15
High-temperature gaseous equilibria among the species Th, ThCl, ThCl2, and ThCl3 were studied by mass spectrometry over broad temperature ranges; both enthalpy and entropy data were derived by the second law procedure. In addition, the sublimation of ThCl4 was studied by the torsion-effusion method and the thermodynamics of the gaseous tetrachloride were evaluated. Individual bond dissociation energies in ThCl4 fall within the range 489–545 kJ mol−1, and vary with ligand number in a way similar to ThF4. Only ThCl appears to have a significant electronic entropy in the experimental temperature range. For ThCl4 the experimental entropy indicates the likelihood of a regular tetrahedral structure as with ThF4, but unlike the uranium tetrahalides which appear to be distorted tetrahedra. In the mass spectrum of ThCl4, the fragment ions ThCl+3, ThCl+2, and ThCl+ show a larger and more nearly correct temperature dependence than the parent ion ThCl+4. Results are compared with those of other thorium and uranium halides.
Effect of atomic reagent approach geometry on electronic state branching: The Ca(<sup>1</sup><i>P</i><sub>1</sub>) + HCl reaction
作者:Charles T. Rettner、Richard N. Zare
DOI:10.1063/1.442435
日期:1981.10
The influence of the alignment of the laser-excited Ca(1P1) reagent on the chemiluminescent reaction Ca(1P1)+ HCl→CaCl(A2∏,B2Σ+) + H is discussed. (AIP)
On the determination of<i>D</i><sup>0</sup><sub>0</sub>(CaCl) from translational energy threshold measurements
By using the crossed-beam technique the translational energy threshold for the Ca(3PJ)+HCl→CaCl (A 2Π)+H chemiluminescent reaction was found to be E0=350±60 meV. By means of energy balance relations, a value of D00 (CaCl)=4.2±0.09 eV was obtained. The potentiality of the present method, based on translational energy measurements, to determine dissociation energies is addressed.
State selective reactions prepared through the excitation of orbital states in van der Waals complexes of Ca–HX*
作者:B. Soep、S. Abbès、A. Keller、J. P. Visticot
DOI:10.1063/1.462884
日期:1992.1
We have observed the chemiluminescent reaction Ca*+HX→CaX*+H, where the reactants are prepared in a van der Waals complex formed in a supersonic expansion. This preparation, combined with tunable laser excitation, allows access to well-defined electronic states of the reaction complex corresponding to different orientations of the calcium excited orbital. In the case of the Ca–HBr complex, a remarkable effect of this preparation is observed on the branching ratio to the final excited states A 2Π and B 2Σ of CaBr: Depending upon the selected state of the complex, the A/B ratio varies by a factor of 2. This is interpreted by the conservation of the orbital orientation during the reaction involving the departure of the hydrogen.