Infrared absorption spectroscopy and chemical kinetics of free radicals. Progress report
1992
Propargyl radical has recently attracted interest because of its possible role in combustion and soot formation. At high temperatures it is not easily destroyed by dissociation nor by reaction with oxygen thus, it has been observed in significant concentrations in numerous pyrolysis and oxidation processes. During the last year, we have obtained the high resolution spectrum of the v{sub 1} acetylenic CH stretch of propargyl radical (HCCCH{sub 2}) near 3322 cm{sup {minus}1} using infrared laser kinetic spectroscopy at Doppler limited resolution. Propargyl is prepared by flash photolysis of propargyl bromide (or propargyl chloride) at 193 nm (ArFexcimer) and its transient infrared absorption probed by a cw color center laser. We are beginning to investigate the kinetics of propargyl radical. The decay of the radical after the flash appears to be second order. The fine structure transition of the Br atom is accessible and when monitored under the same conditions appears to exhibit a simple first order decay suggesting that the Br atom is reacting with precursor propargyl bromide. Ketenyl radicals were produced by 193 nm excimer laser photolysis of ketene and probed with a tunable diode laser operating at 2014 cm{sup {minus}1}. Under these conditions, any singlet methylene which maymore » be formed should react with the precursor, ketene, at a rate fast enough to ensure its total removal from the photolysis cell within 1 {mu}s. In the presence of 2 to 8 Torr of O{sub 2}, the ketenyl radical was observed to decay exponentially with time constants that ranged fro 20 to 5 {mu}s.« less
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