Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.391, No.4-6, 334-337, 2004
The Cl to NCl branching ratio in 248-nm photolysis of chlorine azide
The primary reaction products from 248-nm chlorine azide photolysis are identified in a collision-free experiment. In contrast to all previous reports, the radical channel producing Cl + N-3 (95 +/- 3%) is seen to dominate the photochemistry. The molecular channel producing NCl + N-2 (5 +/- 3%) was also observed. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.