Abstract

Intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution (IVR) of CH 2I 2 in supercritical Xe has been studied. The first overtone of the C–H stretching mode was excited with a near infrared laser pulse and the transient UV absorption near 390 nm was monitored. Signals showed a rise and decay profile, which gave the IVR and VET (intermolecular vibrational energy transfer) rates, respectively. Solvent density dependence of each rate was obtained by tuning the pressure at a constant temperature. The IVR rate in supercritical Xe increased with increasing solvent density and asymptotically reached a limiting value. This result suggests that the IVR process of CH 2I 2 in condensed phase is a solvent-assisted process.

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