Photoionization Spectroscopy of the Zinc Monoethyl Radical and Its Cation

Abstract

The spectra of the ZnC 2 H 5 radical and its cation have been recorded by two photoionization techniques, resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization and zero electron kinetic energy spectroscopy, respectively. The ionization potential of the radical has been determined along with a number of vibrational frequencies in the ground state of the cation and the excited state of the neutral. Based upon the spectroscopic data, models for the metal-carbon bonding in metal alkyl radicals are proposed that predict relative bond strengths for a number of species.

Radiative emission from air thermal plasmas with vapour of Cu or W

“…where ω is the interval of averaging around ω = ν/c. The Franck-Condon factors are tabulated for many molecular transitions in [25], or they can be calculated by a computer code [26].…”

10 ZEKE spectroscopy: Into the new millennium

“…64 Of note is the application of the technique to organometallic species for the first time. The latter is a field opened by Miller and coworkers at The Ohio State University, and detailed studies of ZnCH 3 , 65 CdCH 3 , 66 MgCH 3 65 and ZnC 2 H 5 67 have been reported. In the present work, we concentrate on CdCH 3 , the first organometallic molecule to have been studied, and MgCH 3 , since its cation is the epitome of a Grignard reagent.…”