title: Halogenated xenon cyanides ClXeCN, ClXeNC, and BrXeCN.
abstract: We report on the preparation and characterization of three new noble-gas molecules ClXeCN, ClXeNC, and BrXeCN. These molecules are synthesized by 193 nm photolysis and thermal annealing of ClCN and BrCN in a xenon matrix. The absorption spectra are measured in the mid- and far-infrared regions, and the assignment is supported by isotope substitution and quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP and MP2 levels of theory. The present results demonstrate a way to prepare other noble-gas molecules of this type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 55, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Teemu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arppe
authors.forename: Leonid
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Khriachtchev
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lignell
authors.forename: Alexandra V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Domanskaya
authors.forename: Markku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Räsänen