scholarly journals A vacuum ultraviolet laser pulsed field ionization-photoion study of methane (CH4): determination of the appearance energy of methylium from methane with unprecedented precision and the resulting impact on the bond dissociation energies of CH4and CH4+

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (14) ◽  
pp. 9592-9605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yih-Chung Chang ◽  
Bo Xiong ◽  
David H. Bross ◽  
Branko Ruscic ◽  
C. Y. Ng

High-resolution VUV laser PFI-PI detection method for the study of quantum-state-selected unimolecular ion dissociation.

The paper describes a pyrolytic method of investigating the kinetics of gaseous reactions in which toluene is used as a carrier gas. It is shown that the method is particularly suitable for the determination of bond dissociation energies. The scope of the method is illustrated by various examples. A list of bond dissociation energies obtained is given. The manner in which the experimental results obtained can be cross-checked, is indicated and illustrated by examples. The effects of various constitutional factors on the bond dissociation energies are discussed.


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