苯和苯胺在深紫外光照射下的电离和解离

本文利用自主研制的反射式飞行时间质谱仪结合177.3 nm深紫外激光研究了苯和苯胺分子的光电离与光解离过程. 质谱实验发现苯在177.3 nm皮秒激光作用下发生高效电离并观测到不对称C-C键解离形成的以C₄H₃⁺为主的较小碎片峰. 相比之下，苯胺的深紫外光电离中主要产生一个C₅H₆^+·离子自由基和一个较小丰度的C₆H₆^+·碎片，分别对应于CNH分子和NH自由基的去除. 结合第一性原理计算，诠释了苯和苯胺这两个仅有一个氨基差异的分子光解离路径，揭示苯和苯胺分子中氢原子转移对于C-C或C-N键断裂的关键重要作用.

Ionization and Dissociation of Benzene and Aniline under Deep Ultraviolet Laser Irradiation

We report a study on photo-ionization of benzene and aniline with incidental subsequent dissociation by the customized reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer utilizing a deep ultraviolet 177.3 nm laser. Highly efficient ionization of benzene is observed with a weak C₄H₃⁺ fragment formed by undergoing disproportional C-C bond dissociation. In compar-ison, a major C₅H₆^+· fragment and a minor C₆H₆^+· radical are produced in the ionization of aniline pertaining to the removal of CNH· and NH·radicals, respectively. First-principles calculation is employed to reveal the photo-dissociation pathways of these two molecules having a structural difference of just an amino group. It is demonstrated that hydrogen atom transfer plays an important role in the cleavage of C-C or C-N bonds in benzene and aniline ions. This study is helpful to understand the underlying mechanisms of chemical bond fracture of benzene ring and related aromatic molecules.