Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.716, 28-34, 2019
Energy dependence of photodissociation dynamics of trimethylamine over the S-2 and S-1 excited states
The photodissociation dynamics of trimethylamine, N(CH3)(3), was studied using ion-imaging. The photolysis wavelength was scanned over the 200-236 nm region, where the S-1(3s) and S-2(3p) states were excited with varying relative populations. The dissociation threshold of C-N bond fission was found at 42,500 cm(-1), which is located between the S-1(3s) and S-2(3p) origins. The final-state distributions were qualitatively insensitive to the photoinitiated states, indicating a dissociation mechanism following ultrafast electronic dynamics. The CH3 photofragments showed dual ring-like scattering distributions, which were ascribed to branching to the CH3 + N(CH3)(2)((A) over tilde (2)A(1)) and CH3 + N(CH3)(2)((X) over tilde B-2(1)) pathways.