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Asfandiarov NL, Muftakhov MV, Pshenichnyuk SA, Rakhmeev RG, Safronov AM, Markova AV, Vorob'ev AS, Luxford TFM, Kočišek J, Fedor J. Non-covalent anion structures in dissociative electron attachment to some brominated biphenyls. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:244302. [PMID: 34972364 DOI: 10.1063/5.0074013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The present work combines experiment and theory to reveal the behavior of bromo-substituted-biphenyls after an electron attachment. We experimentally determine anion lifetimes using an electron attachment-magnetic sector mass spectrometer instrument. Branching ratios of dissociative electron attachment fragments on longer timescales are determined using the electron attachment-quadrupole mass spectrometer instrument. In all cases, fragmentation is low: Only the Br- and [M-Br]- ions are detected, and [M-H]- is observed only in the case of 4-Br-biphenyl and parent anion lifetimes as long as 165 µs are observed. Such lifetimes are contradictory to the dissociation rates of 2- and 4-bromobiphenyl, as measured by the pulse radiolysis method to be 3.2 × 1010 and >5 × 1010 s-1, respectively. The discrepancy is plausibly explained by our calculation of the potential energy surface of the dissociating anion. Isolated in vacuum, the bromide anion can orbit the polarized aromatic radical at a long distance. A series of local minima on the potential energy surface allows for a roaming mechanism prolonging the detection time of such weakly bound complex anions. The present results illuminate the behavior recently observed in a series of bromo-substituted compounds of biological as well as technological relevance.
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Affiliation(s)
- N L Asfandiarov
- Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics - Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Oktyabrya 151, Ufa 450075, Russia
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- Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics - Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Oktyabrya 151, Ufa 450075, Russia
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- Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics - Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Oktyabrya 151, Ufa 450075, Russia
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- Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics - Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Oktyabrya 151, Ufa 450075, Russia
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- Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics - Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Oktyabrya 151, Ufa 450075, Russia
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- Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics - Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Oktyabrya 151, Ufa 450075, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutskiy Pereulok 9, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Department of Dynamics of Molecules and Clusters, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Department of Dynamics of Molecules and Clusters, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Department of Dynamics of Molecules and Clusters, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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Asfandiarov NL, Modelli A, Pshenichnyuk SA, Rakhmeev RG, Tayupov MM, Tseplin EE, Tseplina SN. Dissociative electron attachment to 3-benzelidenephthalide and phenolphthalein molecules. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:134302. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5119777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- N. L. Asfandiarov
- Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics UFRC RAS, October Avenue 151, 450075 Ufa, Russia
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician,” Università di Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca in Scienze Ambientali, Università di Bologna, via S. Alberto 163, 48100 Ravenna, Italy
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- Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics UFRC RAS, October Avenue 151, 450075 Ufa, Russia
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- Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics UFRC RAS, October Avenue 151, 450075 Ufa, Russia
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- Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics UFRC RAS, October Avenue 151, 450075 Ufa, Russia
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- Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics UFRC RAS, October Avenue 151, 450075 Ufa, Russia
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- Institute of Molecule and Crystal Physics UFRC RAS, October Avenue 151, 450075 Ufa, Russia
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