화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.117, No.14, 6446-6449, 2002
Spectroscopic detection of the SiCCl free radical
The laser-induced fluorescence spectrum of the jet-cooled silicon chloromethylidyne (SiCCl) free radical has been identified in the 600-665 nm region. The excitation energy, rotational band contours, vibrational frequencies, and chlorine isotope effects are all consistent with our previous ab initio predictions of the spectroscopic parameters of this radical [J. Chem. Phys. 117, 6439 (2002)]. Single vibronic level emission spectra show an extensive pattern of ground-state vibrational levels which can be assigned to activity in nu(1)(')=1275 cm(-1), nu(2)(')=214.2 cm(-1), and nu(3)(')=528.2 cm(-1). An analysis of the emission spectra yielded the Renner-Teller parameter epsilon=0.136(14) and the spin-orbit coupling constant A=-159.4 cm(-1). The ab initio predictions of the manifold of ground-state vibrational and spin-orbit energy levels were found to be clearly diagnostic, allowing assignments to be made with little ambiguity.