CO2 Laser-induced Decomposition of 1,2-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.58.1239

CH2ClCHFCl was photolyzed with a TEA CO2 laser at 1033.5 cm^-1.The infrared multiphoton dissociation mechanism of CH2ClCHFCl was investigated under various conditions: Sample gas pressure, additive gas presure, pulse number, pulse energy, and pulse duration.It is concluded that primary process of the IRMPD is direct eleimination of molecular HCl and HF, HCl elimination being predominant channel.Primary HCl elimination products cis-and trans-CHF=CHCl, and CH2=CFCl are formed at high vibrational levels, from which additional photon absorption occures in the secondary photolysis to give rise to CH=CCl, CH=CF, and CH2=CHF.All of the secondary products are concluded to be derived from mainly CH2=CFCl among the chlorofluoroethene isomers.CH2=CFCl decomposes via HF and HCl elimination channels together with the C-Cl bond repture channel. appears to be generated by the H atom abstraction reaction of C2H. radical, which may result from further decomposition of and/or .The neat IRMPD at higher pressures gives quite similar primary product distribution, but markedly different secondary product distribution from those in shock tube pyrolysis.