最简单的Criegee中间体CH2OOOO的紫外光谱和光化学
Joseph M Beames1, Fang Liu, Lu Lu
1Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|December 5, 2012
概括
研究人员在气相中检测到最简单的Criegee中间体CH2OO. 这一发现推动了我们对大气化学的理解,以及这些中间体在空气污染中的作用.
科学领域:
- 大气化学 大气化学
- 化学物理 化学物理
背景情况:
- 克里吉中间体在热层臭氧溶解中至关重要,但很难检测到.
- 最近的进展使得研究这些难以捉摸的化合物成为可能.
研究的目的:
- 在气相中合成和检测最简单的Criegee中间体CH2OO.
- 为了描述它的光谱特性和大气中的寿命.
主要方法:
- 在超音速膨胀中使用脉冲合成CH2OO.
- 紫外线-Vis光谱学,通过在118 nm的单光子电离检测.
- 实验光谱与理论计算的比较.
主要成果:
- 在石英毛细管中成功分离和检测CH2OO.
- 观察到强烈的紫外线吸收带在335nm达到峰值,表明快速光解离.
- 实验频谱与理论预测非常接近.
结论:
- 描述了CH2OO的B (1) A' ← X (1) A'电子过渡过程.
- 在中午条件下,CH2OO的大气寿命估计为大约1秒,这是由于快速光解离造成的.
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