title: Infrared-induced reaction of Cl atoms trapped in solid parahydrogen.
abstract: The 355 nm photodissociation of Cl(2) trapped in a solid parahydrogen matrix at 2 K leads to the formation of isolated Cl photofragments. At these low temperatures (k(B)T approximately 1.4 cm(-1)), the Cl atoms can not react with the parahydrogen matrix since the reaction Cl + H(2)(v = 0, j = 0) --> HCl(v = 0, j = 0) + H is endothermic by 360 cm(-1). Irradiation of the Cl atom doped parahydrogen solid with broadband infrared radiation from 4000 cm(-1) to 5000 cm(-1) induces reaction of atomic Cl with the parahydrogen matrix to form HCl. The infrared-induced chemistry is attributed to solid parahydrogen absorptions that lead to the creation of vibrationally excited H(2)(v = 1), which supply the necessary energy to induce reaction. The kinetics of this low temperature infrared-induced reaction is studied using Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy of the HCl reaction product. The HCl formation kinetics is first-order and the magnitude of the effective rate constant for the infrared-induced reaction depends on the properties of the near infrared radiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3838, USA.
authors.forename: Paul L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Raston
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D002713:Chlorine / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011829:Radiation Dosage
chemical_list: D002713:Chlorine; D006859:Hydrogen