Matrix Isolation Study of the Dissociation and Isomerization Pathways of Benzene following Corona Discharge Excitation

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/j100202a018

Reactions of C6H6 and C6D6 after exposure to a corona-excited discharge have been studied by the trapping of products into an argon matrix at 14 K.Infrared spectroscopy was employed to identify product species; most were known species and identified by comparison to literature spectra.Tentative assignments for several previously unreported deuterated products are made.The product distribution included species from both rearrangement and dissociation processes.In general, the product distribution differed from previous UV irradiation studies; a mechanism for product formation is proposed.The effectiveness of the corona excitation discharge as a simple source for the generation of transient organic species for matrix spectroscopic study was confirmed.