title: Vibronic spectroscopy of benzyl-type radicals: observation of mesityl radical in the gas phase.
abstract: We observed, for the first time, the vibronic emission spectrum of the jet-cooled mesityl radical that was formed from mesitylene seeded in a large amount of inert carrier gas helium using a pinhole-type glass nozzle in a corona excited supersonic expansion. The well-resolved vibronic emission spectrum was recorded in the visible region with a long path monochromator. The spectrum was analyzed to identify the origin of the D(2) --> D(0) and D(1) --> D(0) transitions as well as the frequencies of the vibrational modes in the ground electronic state of the mesityl radical by comparison with those of the known data of the precursor and an ab initio calculation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and The Chemistry Institute for Functional Materials, Pusan National University, Pusan 609-735, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Gi Woo
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Kuk
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee