Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.321, No.3-4, 328-332, 2000
Reaction of PH2((X)over-tilde B-2(i); upsilon('')(2)=0,1) with NO
The removal constants at room temperature of the vibrational levels v(2)(u) = 0 and v(2)(u) =1 of the bending mode of PH2((X) over tilde(2)B(1)) due to interactions with NO have been measured and are (5.47 +/- 0.54) x 10(-14) and (6.68 +/- 1.57) x 10(-12) cm(3) molec. (-1) s(-1) respectively. The large difference between the two constants have been ascribed mostly to the enhancement of the reaction rate of PH2 + NO due to the vibrational excitation of PH2. A qualitative energy potential profile has been proposed for the reaction.