Photolysis of HNCO vapor in the presence of NO and O2
The effect of NO at pressures up to 380 Torr on the photolysis of HNCO vapor (4.5 Torr) by light from an unfiltered medium-pressure mercury lamp has been studied at 37 °C. The yield of CO was reduced to about half its original value, which is attributed to reactions of NH and NCO with NO. The yield of N2 showed a steady increase with increasing NO pressure, probably due to reactions of NO(A2∑+) excited by absorption of light. The hydrogen yield fell rapidly to zero as the NO pressure was increased.Added oxygen at pressures up to 5 Torr had no effect on the CO and N2 production at 37 °C; at 110 °C the CO yield decreased somewhat while the N2 remained unaffected. These observations suggest that NH and NCO do not react readily with O2. The production of H2 fell rapidly to zero with increasing O2 pressure at both temperatures. The suppression of H2 formation by both NO and O2 supports the belief that it is formed by reactions of hydrogen atoms.