Abstract
In reactions of O(1D) with CH4 clusters, CD4 and propane, monomers and clusters, preference for the 2Π32 spin-orbit state of the OH product is observed. New results on the effect of the initial rotational temperature of propane on the spin-orbit state distribution are presented. The preference for the 2Π32 state and the rotational energy effect are attributed to conservation of electronic angular momentum during curve crossing in the entrance channel and to conservation of the projection of the electronic angular momentum on the internuclear axis through the reaction. A quantitative model rationalizes all the experimental observations.
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