Laser photoelectron spectroscopy of the formyl anion
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 84 (5) , 2520-2525
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.450371
Abstract
The 488 nm photoelectron spectra of HCO− and DCO− show vibrational structure in the X̃ 2A′ state of neutral formyl radical up to 10 000 cm−1 above the vibrational ground state. Electron affinities are found to be 0.313±0.005 eV for HCO and 0.301±0.005 eV for DCO. The CH bond strength and heat of formation of HCO− and the gas phase acidity of formaldehyde are derived from these data. A Franck–Condon analysis of the photoelectron spectra provides an estimate of the equilibrium geometry of the anion. Transitions to excited vibrational states of HCO enable the determination of a complete set of quadratic anharmonicities.Keywords
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