화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.124, No.11, 2279-2287, 2020
Emerging Nonvalence Anion States of [Isoprene-H center dot]center dot H2O Accessed via Detachment of OH-center dot Isoprene
The anion photoelectron imaging spectra of an ion with m/z 85, generated under ion source conditions that optimize (OH)-O-center dot production in a coexpansion with isoprene, are presented and analyzed with supporting calculations. A spectroscopic feature observed at a vertical electron detachment energy of 2.45 eV, which dominates the photoelectron spectrum measured at 3.495 eV photon energy, is consistent with the OH-center dot isoprene ion-molecule complex, while additional signal observed at lower electron binding energy can be attributed to other constitutional isomers. However, spectra measured over a 2.2-2.6 eV photon energy range, i.e., from near threshold of the predominant OH-center dot isoprene detachment feature through the vertical detachment energy, exhibit sharp features with common electron kinetic energies, suggesting autodetachment from a temporary anion prepared by photoexcitation. The photon energy independence of the electron kinetic energy of these features along with the low dipole moment predicted for the neutral (OH)-O-center dot center dot isoprene van der Waals complex, suggest a complex photon-driven process. We present calculations supporting a hypothesis that near-threshold production of the (OH)-O-center dot center dot center dot center dot isoprene reactive complex results in hydrogen abstraction of the isoprene molecule. The newly formed activated complex anion supports a dipole bound state that temporarily traps the near zero-kinetic energy electron and then autodetaches, encoding the low-frequency modes of the dehydrogenated neutral isoprene radical in the electron kinetic energies.