Production of carbon atoms in the gas phase and some of its reactions

Abstract

1. The appearance of blue luminescence was detected at the temperature 100° in the reaction of CCl4 with atoms pumped out of a discharge in water vapors; the spectrum of this luminescence was recorded and indentified. The carriers of the luminescence are excited CH and C2 molecules. 2. There is a joint reaction of oxygen atoms and hydrogen atoms with CCl4, ultimately leading to the formation of carbon atoms. 3. It is proposed that the reaction of carbon atoms with H and C atoms is responsible for the formation of excited CH and C2 radicals, respectively, and that the reaction of the C atom with N2O and NO molecules leads to the appearance of the CN radical.