Diminished cage effect in solid p-H2: Infrared spectra of ClSCS, ClCS, and ClSC in an irradiated p-H2 matrix containing Cl 2 and CS2

Chiung Wei Huang, Yaw Chang Lee, Yuan-Pern Lee*

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Abstract

Irradiation of a p H2 matrix containing Cl2 and CS2 at 3.3 K with laser emission at 340 nm followed by annealing of the matrix produced main features at 1479.5 and 1480.8 cm-1. These lines are attributed to 1 (SCS antisymmetric stretching) mode of ClSCS. Irradiation of the matrix at 355 nm decomposes ClSCS. Products CS (1272.2 and 1271.1 cm-1), ClCS (1193.9/1191.9 and 637.5 cm-1), and ClSC (1137.0 cm-1) were observed upon annealing. The assignments were based on comparison of observed vibrational wavenumbers and 13C - and 34S -isotopic ratios with those predicted with density-functional theories (B3LYP and BPW91/aug-cc-pVTZ). These results demonstrate that the cage effect of solid p H2 is diminished so that isolated Cl was produced via photodissociation of Cl2 in situ and subsequently reacted with CS2 to form ClSCS, but not ClC (S) SCl, upon annealing; typically ClC (S) SCl was produced as the major product on irradiation of noble-gas matrices containing Cl2 and CS2. Observation of ClSCS but not ClCS2 is consistent with the theoretical prediction that only formation of the former proceeds via a barrierless path. Similarly, upon irradiation of ClSCS at 355 nm, Cl, CS, and CS2 were produced; subsequent annealing of the irradiated matrix produced ClSC and ClCS via barrierless paths.

Original languageEnglish
Article number164303
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume132
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Apr 2010

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