C-F and C-H bond cleavage mechanisms of trifluoromethane ions in low-lying electronic states: threshold photoelectron-photoion coincidence imaging and theoretical investigations

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics : PCCP
Yan ChenXinhua Dai

Abstract

Dissociative ionization of trifluoromethane (CHF3) is investigated in the 13.9-18.0 eV energy range using the threshold photoelectron-photoion coincidence (TPEPICO) technique coupled to a vacuum ultraviolet synchrotron radiation source. Four electronic states of CHF3+, i.e., the X2A1, A2A2, B2E, and C2E states, are populated upon ionization. In this energy range, the parent CHF3+ ions fully dissociate. For the CHF3+ ions in the ground state, the analysis of the time-of-flight profile of the unique CF3+ fragment ions suggests statistical dissociation. For the electronically excited CHF3+ ions, the C-F bond cleavage preferentially occurs to predominantly produce CHF2+ + F. Moreover, all TPEPICO images of the CHF2+ ions exhibit identical patterns, with a weak central spot revealing a previously unobserved statistical decomposition pathway, and the predominant ring in the images documents a fast nonstatistical dissociation channel. The unimolecular decomposition mechanisms of the CHF3+ ions are illuminated with the aid of the one-dimensional potential energy curves along the C-H and C-F coordinates calculated using the time-dependent density-functional theory. Moreover, a comparison of the dissociation dynamics of CHF3+ in these lo...Continue Reading

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