Molecular beams of CF3Br probed by spontaneous raman effect and excited with a CO2 laser

The state population of CF₃Br is found to be entirely non-thermal under certain molecular beam conditions; the various vibrational modes show distributions which can be described using mode-temperatures differing by as much as a factor of 1.7. Considerable vibrational excitation (ν₁, ν₂ + ν₃) was produced with a focused cw CO₂ laser. A structured excitation spectrum was observed.     

The observation of resonance maxima in H ÷ CF4 and H + SF6 scattering

High resolution relative integral cross sections were measured for the interactions of low-velocity H atoms with CF₆ and SF₆. In each system two maxima were resolved, and the lower peak occurs at relative velocities of about 450–500 m/s. The shapes of the “spectra” are similar to those observed for Hrare gas scattering but differ in details.     

The resonance raman effects of VCl4 and SnI4

Raman spectra of VCl₄ and SnI₄ in solution are obtained using the exciting lines of a HeNe and an Ar⁺ laser. The spectra show a pre-resonance Raman effect with an enhancement of the stretching vibrations for shorter wavelengths of excitation. The features of the intensity variation are discussed quantitatively in terms of the frequency factors given by Albrecht and Hutley.     

The resonance raman effect of TiBr4 and TiL4

Raman spectra of TiBr₄ and Til₄ in solutions were obtained using the excitation lines of a HeNe and Ar⁺ laser. The spectra of TiBr₄ showed a pre-resonance effect with selective enhancement of the stretching vibrations for the shorter wavelength of excitation. A typical resonance Raman effect was observed for TiI₄ by the 5145 and 4880 Å excitation lines, which lie close to the maximum of the first absorption band, giving an intense overtone progression of the totally symmetric mode ν₁.     

Solubility of CF4 in lower alcohols

This work is inserted in a research program that consists mainly in the experimental and theoretical study of the effect of association/solvation between solute and solvent molecules in the solubility of gases in liquids. The solubilities of tetrafluoromethane in lower alcohols (methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 1-butanol) have been determined in the temperature range of 288–308 K, at atmospheric pressure, using an automated apparatus recently assembled in our laboratory. An accuracy of 0.6% and a precision of the same order of magnitude was achieved. The solubility is the lowest in methanol which is the highest associated alcohol and increases with the C-content of the alcohol. The molar Gibbs energy, enthalpy and entropy of solution were calculated from the experimental results (at 1 atm partial pressure of the gas and 298 K). A semiempirical correlation between the solubility of CF₄ in alcohols at 298 K and the Gutmann acceptor number (AN) of the solvents has been developed.     

Ab Initio calculation of molecular, thermodynamic, and kinetic parameters of CF, CF2, CF3, and C2F5 radicals and CF4, CF3I, C2F4, and C2F6 molecules in gas

Enthalpies of formation of ground states of the gaseous particles CF, CF₂, C₂F₅, CF₄, CF₃I, C₂F₄, and C₂F₆ were calculated by ab initio method in the CCSD(T) approximation with extrapolation to the full basis and regard to the correlation energy. Their equilibrium geometrics, frequencies of normal vibrations, and other values were found by the B3LYP/aug-cc-pvdz method, from which thermodynamic functions within the range of 0–6000 K were calculated. Equilibrium constants were calculated from these functions, and then the information on the rate constants in the limit of high pressures was obtained.     

Resonant raman scattering from the S2 ion in NaI

The S₂⁻ molecule ion in NaI crystals exhibits multiple-order resonance Raman scattering at 80 K with little background luminescence. Relative scattering efficiencies measured for up to nine Raman overtones are compared with the theory of Hizhnyakov and Tehver.     

Direct dynamics studies on the hydrogen abstraction reactions CF3O+CH4(CD4)→CF3OH(CF3OD)+CH3(CD3)

The dynamics properties of the hydrogen abstraction reaction CF₃O+CH₄→CF₃OH+CH₃ are studied by dual-level direct dynamics method. Optimization calculations are preformed by B3LYP and MP2 with the 6-311G(d,p) basis set, and the single-point calculations are done at the multi-coefficient correction method based on quadratic configuration interaction with single and double excitations (MC-QCISD) method. The rate constants are evaluated by canonical variational transition-state theory with a small-curvature tunneling correction over a wide range of temperature 200–2000 K. The agreement between theoretical and experimental rate constants is good in the measured temperature range. The calculated results show that the variational effect is small and almost neglected over the whole temperature range, whereas, the tunneling correction plays a role in the lower temperature range. The kinetic isotope effect for the reaction is ‘normal’. The value of k_H/k_D is 2.38 at room temperature and it decreases with the temperature increasing.     

Absolute dipole differential oscillator strengths for inner shell spectra from high resolution electron energy loss studies of the freon molecules CF4, CF3Cl, CF2Cl2, CFCl3 and CCl4

Absolute differential photoabsorption oscillator strengths (cross sections) for the F 1s, C 1s, and Cl 2p, 2s inner shells of the freon molecules CF₃Cl, CF₂Cl₂ and CFCl₃ have been derived from high resolution electron energy loss spectra obtained under dipole dominated conditions of high impact energy (3 keV) and zero degree mean scattering angle. Differential oscillator strengths have also been obtained from earlier reported electron energy loss spectra for CF₄ and CCl₄. The spectra are analyzed using the MO picture and the potential barrier model.     

Vibrational relaxation of CF4 at low temperatures

An apparatus for low temperature acoustic measurements is described. The vibrational relaxation times of CF₄ have been determined between 183 K and 295 K, and the mechanism of vibrational energy transfer in this molecule is discussed.     

Fluorine core esca linewidths in CH3F and CF4

Ab initio calculations within the Hartree-Fock formation have been carried out on potential energy surfaces of the ground and the F_1s hole states of CH₃F and CF₄ in order to investigate linewidths of their ESCA spectra. The calculations show that potential energy surfaces of both hole states have dissociative character and can be approximated by straight lines in the region of interest. A simple formula for the ESCA fwhm linewidth is derived which yields results in good agreement with experiment. Theoretically derived relaxation and Koopmans' energies have been investigated as a function of geometry.     

Ozone Degradation by Fluoride onto Plasma-Treated Activated Carbon in CF4

The ozone degradation of fluorine was investigated using the tetrafluoromethane plasma-treated activated carbon (PT-AC). The ozone in the stratosphere has been degraded by the chloride and bromide radicals which are produced from chlorofluorocarbons and bromofluorocarbons, respectively. However, we believe that fluorine also was related to the ozone degradation. The fluoride was introduced onto the activated carbon surface by tetrafluoromethane plasma treatment. The breakthrough curve of ozone onto PT-AC was measured to elucidate the relationship between the ozone and the fluoride. The amount of ozone adsorbed/degraded onto the PT-AC was larger than the amount that was adsorbed/degraded onto the untreated activated carbon. The amount of fluoride ion eluted from the PT-AC before the adsorption/degradation of ozone was larger than that which eluted after the adsorption/degradation of ozone. These results indicated that the ozone was degraded by the fluoride on the PT-AC surface.     

Molecular structure of van der Waals complex of o- and m-methylaniline with CF3Cl, CF3H, CF4 and CH4 studied by laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy and ab initio calculations

The excitation LIF spectra of van der Waals complexes of o- and p-methylaniline and CF₃Cl, CF₃H, CH₄ and CF₄ in a supersonic free jet are reported. The spectra show a resolved structure characteristic due to the internal rotational transitions of the methyl group. The equilibrium geometries in the ground state of the complexes have been calculated at MP2/6-31+G^∗ level of calculation and the intermolecular interaction have been discussed.     

CF2自由基A态伸缩振动频率的测定

Laser induced fluorescence excitation spectroscopy has been used to determine the previously ambiguous assignments of A-state stretching frequencies of CF2 radical under supersonic free jet conditions. The measured frequencies are v’1=1012.1±0.5cm-1, v’3=1180.2±0.5cm-1, which is in good agreement with Cameron's[6] calculation result. Furthermore, some transitions attributed to the (1,n-2,0)←(0,0,0), n≦6 progressions are first reported, and new parameters are derived from the spectra obtained.     

Isotropic raman scattering study of the ν1 mode of OCS and CS2 in n-alkanes

The isotropic Raman bandwidths of ν₁ of OCS and CS₂ in n-heptane and of OCS in n-dodecane have been measured at variable temperature and of OCS in the n-alkane series at ambient temperature. Results are compared to Oxtoby's hydrodynamic theory for vibrational dephasing. Agreement if good in heptane and bad in dodecane. Conclusions are derived on the applicability of the theory.     

Electron chemistry. Chemical reactions in CCl4, CFCl3 and CF2Cl2 induced by low-energy electrons

Reactions of fragments produced by low-energy (<0.5 eV) electron impact on CCl₄, CFCl₃ and C₂F₂Cl₂ are found to be very specific. This is in contrast to reactions, brought about by photons (either UV or multiple IR) or by electrons of higher energies, e.g. in a discharge. Furthermore, negative ion formation in these molecules is discussed. New values for ΔH_f(CCl₂), ΔH_f(CFCl) and ΔH_f(CF₂) are presented.     

O- versus F-protonation in (CF3CF2)2O and CF3OCF(CF3)2: a preliminary theoretical study

The relative modifications induced in the structure of perfluorodiethyl ether (CF₃CF₂)₂O and perfluoroisopropyl methyl ether CF₃OCF(CF₃)₂ by oxygen and fluorine protonation are studied at the RHF level with the 3–21G basis and correlated with their proton affinities and dissociation energies.     

Matrix isolation study of the interaction of excited argon atoms with CF2Cl2, CF2ClBr,and CF2Br2. Infrared spectra of the CF2Cl+ and CF2Br+ molecular ions

The infrared absorptions associated with the two CF stretching fundamentals of CF₂Cl⁺ and CF₂Br⁺ have been identified in studies of the matrix-isolated products of the interaction of excited argon atoms with CF₂Cl₂, CF₂ClBr, and CF₂Br₂. The exceptionally high values of the CF stretching frequencies obtained in these experiments are consistent with the implications of previous experimental and theoretical studies.     

Lifetime measurements of the excited states of N2 AND N2 by laser-induced fluorescence

Absorption and fluorescent scattering of nitrogen laser radiation by a low-pressure RF laboratory plasma (n_e = 10¹² cm⁻³) has been observed for the first negative system of N₂⁺. A 67±1 ns lifetime of N₂⁺ (B ²Σ_u⁺) was experimentally measured from the laser-induced fluorescence. In addition, enough collisionally excited N₂ (B ³Π_g) was produced to observe laser-induced fluorescence for the second positive system of N₂. The lifetime of N₂ (C ³Π_u) was found to be 41±2 ns. The measured lifetimes are in good agreement with published values calculated from theory.     

Energy distribution in CF2(1B1) from the triplet-triplet annihilation of CF2(3B1) and from the vacuum ultraviolet photolysis of C2F4

Spectral analysis of the CF₂(¹B₁) → CF₂(¹A₁) transition showed that the energy distribution found in the v₂ bending vibration (v'₂ ? 3) of CF₂(¹B₁) produced from the triplet-triplet annihilation of CF₂(³B₁) and from the vacuum ultraviolet photolysis of C₂F₄ are approximately statistical and closely related to each other.