Laser photoelectron spectroscopy of the formyl anion

Kermit K. Murray, Thomas M. Miller, Doreen G. Leopold, W. C. Lineberger

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Abstract

The 488 nm photoelectron spectra of HCO- and DCO- show vibrational structure in the X̃ 2A′ state of neutral formyl radical up to 10 000 cm-1 above the vibrational ground state. Electron affinities are found to be 0.313±0.005 eV for HCO and 0.301±0.005 eV for DCO. The CH bond strength and heat of formation of HCO- and the gas phase acidity of formaldehyde are derived from these data. A Franck-Condon analysis of the photoelectron spectra provides an estimate of the equilibrium geometry of the anion. Transitions to excited vibrational states of HCO enable the determination of a complete set of quadratic anharmonicities.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2520-2525
Number of pages6
JournalThe Journal of chemical physics
Volume84
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1985
Externally publishedYes

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