Thomas J. Preston, Maitreya Dutta, Brian J. Esselman, Michael A. Shaloski, Robert J. M C Mahon, and F. Fleming Crim UW-Madison Aimable Kalume, Lisa George, and Scott A. Reid University of Marquette Isomerization Between CH 2 ClI and CH 2 Cl-I in Cryogenic Matrices Studied on Ultrafast Timescales
Isomerization of Halomethanes First identified in solid matrices with frequency-domain spectroscopy* Return to parent following electronic excitation Stable in cryogenic solids Transient in liquids *Maier…Hess, JACS, 112, 5117 (1990).
Experiment Frequency DomainTime Domain 500:1 Pulsed deposition Tunable, Nd:YAG nanosecond dye laser Static, difference spectroscopy 220:1 Continuous deposition Ultrafast, Ti:Sapphire laser Transient absorption spectroscopy
Potential Energy Sketch
Transient Absorption - Photolysis
Transient Absorption - Probe
Transient Absorption - Recovery
Spectroscopy of Parent and Isomer
Pump and Probe Wavelengths
Probe Vibrational Energy with Electronic Transition
Isomer Absorption In Ar, N 2, CH 4
Transient Absorption: CH 4
Rise time, 1 / ps 1.1(2) 1.4(1) 2.3(3) 3.1(3)
Transient Absorption: CH 4 Rise or fall time, 2 / ps 42(7) 276(122) 49(13) 37(5)
Potential – 1D
Isomer Formation and Relaxation 1 : 1 ps 2 : 40 ps MP2/Sadlej-pVTZ
Trends Same in CH 4, N 2, and Ar
Complete Picture Vibrationally excited isomer forms in about 1 ps Vibrational relaxation occurs in about 40 ps Both of these timescales are similar in liquid and super-critical fluids
Unanswered Questions What is the detailed process of formation ( 1 )? Formation time is 2x faster in N 2 and CH 4 than in Ar What is the detailed process of cooling ( 2 )? Rates are indiscriminate of matrix complexity Rates similar among solids, liquids, super-critical fluids Opportunity for MD simulations
Acknowledgements Scott Reid and group at Marquette Static spectroscopy Calculations Bob McMahon and group at UW-Madison Matrix isolation apparatus Calculations Fleming Crim and group at UW-Madison
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Thomas J. Preston, Maitreya Dutta, Brian J. Esselman, Michael A. Shaloski, Robert J. McMahon, and F. Fleming Crim UW-Madison Aimable Kalume, Lisa George, and Scott A. Reid University of Marquette Isomerization of CH 2 Cl-I to CH 2 ClI in Cryogenic Matrices: A Study on Ultrafast Timescale
Recap: Formation of the Isomer
Explore Potential Energy Surface a
Setup Probe Preparation Pump Destruction Wall-Clock Time Isomer Population
Probe Isomer or Parent?
Prep. Pump Probe
Destruction of Isomer pump = 400 nm probe = 400 nm pump = 800 nm probe = 400 nm
IR Pump – C-H Stretch Overtone Loss to Parent Vibrational Relaxation 6000 cm -1
IR Pump – C-H Stretch Fundamental 3000 cm -1 Vibrational Relaxation
Vibrational Relaxation
Excite C-H stretch Energy flows into Franck-Condon mode ( 1 ) Energy flows into surroundings ( 2 )
Infrared Excitation 100 m-thick samples 10-20% conversion to isomer Small absorption at C-H overtone Exceptionally large cross section at C-H fundamental
Acknowledgements Scott Reid and group at Marquette Static spectroscopy Calculations Bob McMahon and group at UW-Madison Matrix isolation apparatus Calculations Fleming Crim and group at UW-Madison