title: Dispersed fluorescence spectroscopy of primary and secondary alkoxy radicals.
abstract: Dispersed fluorescence (DF) spectra of 1-propoxy, 1-butoxy, 2-propoxy, and 2-butoxy radicals have been observed under supersonic jet cooling conditions by pumping different vibronic bands of the B-X laser induced fluorescence excitation spectrum. The DF spectra were recorded for both conformers of 1-propoxy, three conformers of the possible five of 1-butoxy, the one possible conformer of 2-propoxy, and two conformers of the possible three of 2-butoxy. Analysis of the spectra yields the energy separations of the vibrationless levels of the ground X and low-lying A electronic state as well as their vibrational frequencies. In all cases, the vibrational structure of the DF spectra is dominated by a CO stretch progression yielding the nuCO stretching frequency for the X state and in most cases for the A state. In addition to the experimental work, quantum chemical calculations were carried out to aid the assignment of the vibrational levels of the X state and for some conformers the A state as well. Geometry optimizations of the different conformers of the isomers were performed and their energy differences in the ground states were determined. The results of the calculation of the energy separations of the close-lying X and A states of the different conformations are provided for comparison with the experimental observations.
authors.affiliation: Laser Spectroscopy Facility, Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 120 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Ilias
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sioutis
authors.forename: György
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tarczay
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gopalakrishnan
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bezant
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Miller