ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The spectroscopy and photodissociation dynamics of the NCN radical have been investigated by fast beam photofragment translational spectroscopy. The B˜ 3Σu−←X˜ 3Σg−, c˜ 1Πu←a˜ 1Δg, and d˜ 1Δu←a˜ 1Δg transitions were examined. The major dissociation products for the B˜ 3Σu− and c˜ 1Πu states are N2(X˜ 1Σg+)+C(3P), while the d˜ 1Δu state dissociates to N2(X˜ 1Σg+)+C(1D). The dissociation channel, N(4S)+CN(X˜ 2Σ+) is observed for the B˜ 3Σu− state at photon energies greater than 4.9 eV, where it comprises (approximate)25±10% of the total signal. At all photon energies, the photofragment translational energy distributions show a resolved progression corresponding to the vibrational excitation of the N2 photofragment. The rotational distributions of the molecular fragments suggest that the dissociation pathway for the N2 loss channel involves a bent transition state while the N+CN photofragments are produced via a linear dissociation mechanism. The P(ET) distributions provide bond dissociation energies of 2.54±0.030 and 4.56±0.040 eV for the N2 and CN loss channels, respectively, yielding ΔHf,0 K(NCN)=4.83±0.030 eV. © 1999 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.479751
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