Equilibrium photoproduct of 7r-cyclopentadienyliron dicarbonyl dimer [CpFe(CO)2]2 in non- polar solvent carbon tetrachloride (CC14) is investigated using time-resolved 2D IR spec- troscopy. One of the several poss...Equilibrium photoproduct of 7r-cyclopentadienyliron dicarbonyl dimer [CpFe(CO)2]2 in non- polar solvent carbon tetrachloride (CC14) is investigated using time-resolved 2D IR spec- troscopy. One of the several possible visible-light-driven photoreaction pathways is confirmed and the product is found to contain a di-carbonyl group that exhibits quantum beating be- tween two equivalent transitions in time-resolved 2D IR spectra, which turns out to be the anti-symmetric and symmetric stretching of the terminal carbonyl stretching modes of CpFe(CO)2C1. This is the main product and its reaction pathway involves radical formation, followed by chloride addition. Quantum-chemistry computations support these experimental results. Our results indicate that 2D IR method can be used to identify in situ structures and dynamics of chemical species involved in condensed-phase chemical reactions.展开更多
文摘Equilibrium photoproduct of 7r-cyclopentadienyliron dicarbonyl dimer [CpFe(CO)2]2 in non- polar solvent carbon tetrachloride (CC14) is investigated using time-resolved 2D IR spec- troscopy. One of the several possible visible-light-driven photoreaction pathways is confirmed and the product is found to contain a di-carbonyl group that exhibits quantum beating be- tween two equivalent transitions in time-resolved 2D IR spectra, which turns out to be the anti-symmetric and symmetric stretching of the terminal carbonyl stretching modes of CpFe(CO)2C1. This is the main product and its reaction pathway involves radical formation, followed by chloride addition. Quantum-chemistry computations support these experimental results. Our results indicate that 2D IR method can be used to identify in situ structures and dynamics of chemical species involved in condensed-phase chemical reactions.