Photodissociation kinetics of the isobutanal radical cation: a combined experimental and theoretical study

Autor: Myung Hwa Kim, Cheol Joo Moon, Joong Chul Choe, Myong Yong Choi
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: RSC Adv.. 7:47689-47694
ISSN: 2046-2069
Popis: The competitive photodissociation kinetics of the isobutanal radical cation ((CH3)2CHCHO+˙, 1) were investigated using experimental and theoretical methods. The photodissociation was followed by the 2 + 1 REMPI process in the gas phase. The reaction pathways for the main product ions with m/z 43 and 29 were determined by calculating the potential energy surface of the dissociation with the G4 method. Through a kinetic analysis using RRKM calculations, we proposed that the main photodissociation pathways were 1 → (CH3)2CH+ + CHO˙, 1 → (CH3)2CH+ + H˙ + CO, and 1 → CH3CH2COCH3+˙ → CH3CH2+ + CH3˙ + CO.
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