title: Near-IR cavity ringdown spectroscopy and kinetics of the isomers and conformers of the butyl peroxy radical.
abstract: Cavity ringdown spectra of butyl peroxy radicals have been obtained for their A-X electronic transition in the near-IR. The radicals were produced by two independent chemical methods, allowing unambiguous assignment of the spectra of the four butyl peroxy isomers with probable conformer assignments also possible for a number of cases. Using the analyzed spectra semiquantatively, isomer specific rate constants for butyl peroxy self-reaction were measured, as was the relative reactivity of the various sorts of H atoms in butane to Cl atom attack.
authors.affiliation: Laser Spectroscopy Facility, Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 120 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Brent G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Glover
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Miller