RF16: Photogeneration of, and Efficient Collisional Energy Transfer from, Vibrationally Excited Hydrogen Isocyanide (HNC) Michael J. Wilhelm 1,#, Jonathan M. Smith 2, Matthew Nikow 1, and Hai-Lung Dai 2 1. Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia PA, # Current Address: Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia PA, ,000 5,000 12, th Annual OSU ISMS Columbus, OH June 20, 2013
R.D. Brown, Nature 270, 39 (1977); W.M. Irvine, Nature 383, 418 (1996); W.M. Irvine, Nature 393, 547 (1998) (Hale-Bopp) J(4-3) Lines: HNC (dashed) HCNx0.25 (solid) Hydrogen Isocyanide (HNC) Hale-Bopp 17,000 5,000 12,0002.1eV 1.5eV 0.6eV B.L. Lan and J.M. Bowman, J. Chem. Phys. 101, 8564 (1994).
UV Photolysis of VCN Following counter fragments: [HCN, HNC] [H 2 CC:, HCCH] (HNC : HCN) = (0.3 : 1) Clean source of excited HNC (i.e., no spectral overlap). Collisional Deactivation: HNC + Rg
Time-Resolved IR Emission Spectroscopy LPX 200 ( =193 nm, t=50 ns, P≤50 mJ/cm 2 pulse) Figure Credit: David Osborn, Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Labs, Livermore, CA (
Step-Scan: Acquisition and Analysis Time-Resolved Series of Interferograms Reaction repeated for each mirror position, i (+averaging) Full time signal measured at each i. FT M.J. Wilhelm et al., J. Chem. Phys. 130, (2009). 193 nm Photolysis of VCN
A. Maki et al., J. Mol. Spec. 26, 47 (2001) [E ≤ ZPE + 6,000 cm -1 ] Ro-Vibrational Energy Levels: (Maki’s fit model) Modeling HNC Emission Selection Rules, Intensity, &tc: Calculated Vibrational Manifold (HNC)
Calculated HNC Spectral Basis Set (for fitting) Energy / 1000 cm -1 Frequency / cm -1
Fit Spectra: Determination of P j (t) Time- & Energy-dependent population distribution Energy-dependent spectral basis set Population Distribution: Vibrational Temperature HNC + Ar
Collisional Deactivation of HNC PTS Study - D. A. Blank, et al., J. Chem. Phys. 108, 5784 (1998) Time Z Rg (collision #): (1:1) comparison between Rg Nascent E in (extrapolation) agrees with PTS 1 study. Well behaved reduced mass trend ( E: He Ar Kr Xe). For a Rg collider, | E| remarkably efficient!!
Order of magnitude more efficient! Comparative VET (e.g., HNC vs. NO 2 ) NO 2 + Rg He Xe Kr Ne Ar E. Sirota, M.S. Thesis, University of Pennsylvania (1997). Wilhelm, M.J.; Nikow, M; Smith, J.M.; and Dai, H.-L., J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 4, 23 (2013). Similar to: HCCO + Rg Attractive interactions?
Side Note: Deactivation of HNC 17,000 R-CN + h HCN + ( )HNC + R’ If VET is sufficiently effective, nascent BR’s will be preserved..
Schwartz, Slawsky, and Herzfeld, J. Chem. Phys. 20, 1591 (1952). Tanczos, J. Chem. Phys. 25, 439 (1955). A( ) + M A( -1) + M Energy Distance DeDe (l,m,n) (l,m,n-1) (l,m-1,n) (l-1,m,n) =-1 Wilhelm, M.J.; Nikow, M; Smith, J.M.; and Dai, H.-L., J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 4, 23 (2013). Modeling VET: Modified SSHT Theory D e <0 i.e., Attractive interactions enhance VET!
CCSD(T) / aug-cc-pVQZ (3s3p2d2f1g) N C H 0o0o 90 o 180 o HCN + Rg R. R. Toczlowski, et al., J. Chem. Phys. 114, 851 (2001) Ab initio Interaction Potentials: H(CN) He Gh N C H (3s3p2d1f) HNC rr rr
SSH(T) Modeling Interaction Energy Comparison: SSH(T) vs. ab initio
Conclusions & Outlook Collisional deactivation of HNC is remarkably efficient: Ca. order of magnitude > comparable stable species ( i.e., >> 1cm -1 ). Attractive interactions, likely leading to formation of transient complex, aid in ET efficiency. Does efficient ET kinetically trap HNC? Would potentially preserve nascent H(CN) branching ratio. Variable ratio ~ f(CN-precursor identity & B.R.) Would be of interest to examine deactivation with ISM abundant species (e.g., H 2 ), and/or traditionally more efficient quenchers.
U.S. Department of Energy Grant # DEFG 02-86ER Funding Acknowledgements Dr. Jianqiang Ma UPenn, Dept. of Chemistry