Abstract
The photodissociation of acetyl chloride at 248 nm has been investigated by the technique of photofragment translational spectroscopy. A comparison of the transitional energy distributions required to fit the chlorine atom and the acetyl radical indicates that a significant fraction (≈ 35%) of the CH3CO fragments undergo secondary decomposition to CH3 and CO. From analysis of the center-of-mass translational energy distributions a value of 17 ± 1 kcal/mol for the barrier height to acetyl radical dissociation has been determined.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 38-42 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 224 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 8 1994 |