Iron isotope fractionation between liquid and vapor phases of iron pentacarbonyl |
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Authors: | René A Wiesli Paul S Braterman Susanta K Saha |
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Institution: | a Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA b Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, PO Box 305070, Denton, TX 76203, USA c Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA |
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Abstract: | Iron isotope fractionation between liquid and vapor iron pentacarbonyl was measured in a closed system at ∼0 and ∼21 °C to determine if Fe isotope analysis of iron pentacarbonyl vapor is viable using electron-impact, gas-source mass spectrometry. At the 2σ level, there is no significant Fe isotope fractionation between vapor and liquid under conditions thought to reflect equilibrium. Experiments at ∼0 °C indicate iron pentacarbonyl vapor is ∼0.05 per mil (‰) greater in 56Fe/54Fe than liquid iron pentacarbonyl, which is just resolvable at the 1σ level. Partial decomposition of iron pentacarbonyl vapor or liquid to an iron oxide or iron metal shows that significant isotopic fractionation occurs, where the decomposed product has a lower 56Fe/54Fe ratio as compared to the starting iron pentacarbonyl. It follows that methods to decompose iron pentacarbonyl must be quantitative to obtain accurate isotope values. |
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Keywords: | Fe isotopes Iron pentacarbonyl Isotope fractionation Electron impact ionization mass spectrometry |
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