Published August 14, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Hydrogen migration in formation of NH(A3Π) radicals via superexcited states in photodissociation of isoxazole molecules

  • 1. Department of Physics of Electronic Phenomena, Gdańsk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdańsk (Poland)
  • 2. Department of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, 80-952 Gdańsk (Poland)
  • 3. Gas Phase beamline@Elettra, Basovizza Area Science Park, 34149 Trieste (Italy)
  • 4. CNR-IOM, Laboratorio TASC, 34149 Trieste (Italy)
  • 5. CNR-IMIP, Monterotondo, 00016 Roma (Italy)

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Formation of the excited NH(A3Π) free radicals in the photodissociation of isoxazole (C3H3NO) molecules has been studied over the 14-22 eV energy range using photon-induced fluorescence spectroscopy. The NH(A3Π) is produced through excitation of the isoxazole molecules into higher-lying superexcited states. Observation of the NH radical, which is not a structural unit of the isoxazole molecule, corroborates the hydrogen atom (or proton) migration within the molecule prior to dissociation. The vertical excitation energies of the superexcited states were determined and the dissociation mechanisms of isoxazole are discussed. The density functional and ab initio quantum chemical calculations have been performed to study the mechanism of the NH formation

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Journal Title
Journal of Chemical Physics
Journal Volume
141
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 064301-064301.7
ISSN
0021-9606
CODEN
JCPSA6

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