Theoretical Study of the Reagent Rotational Excitation Dependence for the Reactions Li + TF (v=0, j=0-5) → LiF + T

Abstract

A quasiclassical trajectory calculation is carried out to investigate the effect of reagent rotational excitation on product rotational polarization in the reactions Li + TF(v=0, j=0-5) → LiF + T. It is found that the reagent rotational excitation slightly effect the product rotational alignment. However, the product rotational orientation becomes stronger and stronger with the increase of the reagent rotational quantum number from j=0 to j=5. The reaction mechanism for the title reactions changes from direct for j=0-1 to indirect for j=2-5.