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  • Physical Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Intermolecular Forces

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  • Ground-state dissociation energy (D0(S0)) quantifies intermolecular interaction strength.
  • Measuring D0(S0) for gas-phase complexes is crucial for understanding molecular interactions.
  • Aromatic chromophores (M) and solvent molecules (S) form complexes with diverse binding modes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and apply a novel three-laser, triply resonant pump-dump-probe technique.
  • To accurately measure the dissociation energies of jet-cooled M•S complexes.
  • To investigate both dispersive and hydrogen-bond interactions in these complexes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized stimulated emission pumping (SEP) to populate high vibrational levels in the S0 state.
  • Employed resonant two-photon ionization (R2PI) for mass- and isomer-selective detection.
  • Bracketed D0(S0) by observing the breakoff of the SEP signal upon complex dissociation.

Main Results:

  • Successfully measured dissociation energies for dispersively bound complexes with noble gases, diatomics, alkanes, cycloalkanes, and unsaturated compounds.
  • Determined hydrogen-bond dissociation energies for complexes involving water, alcohols, ethers, and ammonia.
  • Demonstrated the technique's versatility across a wide range of intermolecular interactions.

Conclusions:

  • The developed pump-dump-probe SEP technique provides a precise method for determining gas-phase dissociation energies.
  • The study offers valuable data on the strength of various intermolecular forces, including van der Waals and hydrogen bonds.
  • This work advances the understanding of non-covalent interactions in molecular complexes.