An extension of femtochemistry to the gas-liquid transition region is reported for an elementary reaction, the dissociation and recombination of iodine in supercritical argon reaching a density of 30.5 mol P-'. Three phenomena are systematically studied in the range 0 to 2000 bar of argon: the chang
Femtochemistry at high pressures. Solvent effect in the gas-to-liquid transition region
β Scribed by Ch. Lienau; A.H. Zewail
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 916 KB
- Volume
- 222
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-2614
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β¦ Synopsis
We report new studies on the effect of solvent on the femtosecond dynamics of the dissociation and recombination of iodine in the gas-to-liquid transition region. The pressure of the solvent (helium, neon, argon and krypton) spans the range from 0 to 2500 bar, corresponding to solvent densities from the ideal gas-phase limit to the liquid-like fluid regime. The reactive cross section and the dynamics of the collision of the fragments with the solvent and with each other are discussed in relation to the solvent polarizability and the structure of the solvent cage.
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