Photolysis of CO2 with 158 nm (F2) Laser. Reactivity of O (1D) with CH4, CF3H, and CF3CH3

Electronically excited oxygen atom O (1D), generated by photolysis of CO2 with a 158 nm (F2) laser, reacts with CH4, CF3H, and CF3CH3 to give corresponding vibrationally excited alcohols (ROH*) by insertion into the C-H bonds, which collapse to vibrationally relaxed alcohols or alkyl and hydroxy radical pairs depending on the stability and lifetime of ROH*.