Reactivity of cobalt dimer and molecular oxygen in rare gas matrices. IR spectrum, photophysics and structure of Co2O2

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出版日 2005-01-24

DOI 10.1039/B415420G

インパクトファクター 3.676

著者

Delphine Danset, Laurent Manceron

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要旨

The reactivity of cobalt dimer towards molecular oxygen has been investigated in rare gas matrices. If the formation of Co2O2 from the condensation of effusive beams of Co and O2 in neon and argon matrices is observed after sample deposition, our results show that the in situ formation does not result from the reaction of ground state Co nor Co2 with molecular oxygen. One reaction channel has been evidenced through reaction of Co2 in excited states, close or above the dissociation limit. Two metastable states of Co2O2 with low-symmetry structures, stabilized by interaction with the matrix cage have also been evidenced between 1.4 and 2 eV above the ground state. Observation of Co216O2, Co218O2 and Co216O18O isotopic data for five fundamental and three combination transitions enable determination of all fundamental vibrations for matrix-isolated Co2O2 in its cyclic ground state. Semi-empirical harmonic potential calculations lead to estimates of 2.435 N cm−1 for the Co–O bond force constant, and 93 ± 5° OCoO bond angle. In comparison with the CoO diatomic molecule, this suggests a near square-planar structure with a 1.765 ± 0.01 Å CoO bond distance.

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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

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