The generation and ESR investigation of the BeF radical in rare gas matrices
- 1 November 1980
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 73 (9) , 4198-4202
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.440728
Abstract
The 13 electron BeF radical has been generated and trapped in argon and krypton matrices at 12 K and studied via ESR spectroscopy. Comparisons are made between BeF and other similar radicals. The calculated dipole moment for BeF is 1.1 D. The magnetic parameters in argon are g∥=2.001, g⊥=2.001, Aiso(Be)=294(2) MHz, and Aiso(19F) =230(2) MHz. The 19F hfs is unusually isotropic for an MF radical, suggesting that rotational averaging might be occurring. Results of ab initio theoretical calculations are compared to the observed A tensors. The BeF molecule was generated by the codeposition of thermally produced Be atoms and molecular fluorine in the rare gas matrices.This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
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