Conformer-specific geminate recombination following methyl nitrite photolysis in solution

Philip M. Coulter; Michael P. Grubb; Andrew J. Orr-Ewing

doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2017.01.068

Conformer-specific geminate recombination following methyl nitrite photolysis in solution

Philip M. Coulter, Michael P. Grubb, Andrew J. Orr-Ewing

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Abstract

The dynamics of the ultraviolet (UV) photoexcitation of methyl nitrite in weakly interacting perfluoromethylcyclohexane solution are investigated using transient absorption spectroscopy. UV excitation in the structured S₁ ← S₀ absorption band induces dissociation, with geminate recombination and vibrational cooling of syn and anti-conformers of methyl nitrate on a timescale of ∼56 ps. Solvent-induced vibrational cooling favours relaxation to the higher-energy anti-conformer on entropic grounds, and subsequent inter-conversion to the lower-energy syn-conformer is prevented by a 3500 cm^–1 barrier. UV excitation to the S₂S2 state produces a transient electronic absorption band resembling the absorption spectrum of NO₂.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	416-420
Number of pages	5
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	683
Early online date	1 Feb 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2017.01.068
Publication status	Published - 1 Sep 2017

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