ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The gas phase reactions of Ar+ with the halocarbons CF3Cl, CF3Br, CF3I, CF4, C2F6, and C2F4 have been studied using a variable temperature-selected ion flow tube (VT-SIFT) instrument operated at 298 and 500 K. Rate constants and product branching percentages were measured at both temperatures. Ar+ reacts at the collisional rate with all of the above neutrals at both 298 and 500 K. The reactions with CF3X yield CF+3 and CF2X+ for all X (the reaction with CF4 produces only CF+3 ). For X=I, there is an additional channel leading to the ionic product I+. The reaction of Ar+ with C2F6 produces both CF+3 and C2F+5. The reaction of Ar+ with C2F4 forms a rich product spectrum consisting of the ions CF+, CF+2, CF+3, C2F+3, and C2F+4. The reaction product distributions are compared with results from ionization experiments such as photoion–photoelectron coincidence (PIPECO) and electron impact mass spectrometry, and in some cases excellent agreement is found. The reaction of I+ with CF3I, which is a secondary reaction in the Ar+/CF3I system, was investigated at 298 K in separate experiments. This reaction is rapid and forms four product ions: CF+3, CF2I+, CF3I+, and I+2. The results are compared with previously published information.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.463605
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