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Unless otherwise stated, these frequencies are related to the following (matrix isolated) molecular species ... 

The molecular constants that describe the stnicture of a molecule can be measured using many optical teclmiques described in section A3.5.1 as long as the resolution is sufficient to separate the rovibrational states [110. 111 and 112]. Absorption spectroscopy is difficult with ions in the gas phase, hence many ion species have been first studied by matrix isolation methods [113], in which the IR spectrum is observed for ions trapped witliin a frozen noble gas on a liquid-helium cooled surface. The measured frequencies may be shifted as much as 1 % from gas phase values because of the weak interaction witli the matrix. 

The shapes of the monomeric molecules of the Group 2 halides (gas phase or matrix isolation) pose some interesting problems for those who are content with simple theories of bonding and molecular geometry. Thus, as expected on the basis of either sp hybridization or the... 

The boron trihalides are volatile, highly reactive, monomeric molecular compounds which show no detectable tendency to dimerize (except perhaps in Kr matrix-isolation experiments at 20K). In... 

Oxychlorides are less prolific, apart from the red-brown OsOCl4 (m.p. 32°C). This probably has a molecular structure in the solid state as the IR spectra of the solid, matrix-isolated and gas-phase molecules are very similar, and the volatility is consonant with this [30]. Syntheses include heating osmium in a stream of oxygen/chlorine ( oxychlorination ) and by ... 

An indication of growing interdisciplinary interest in the field is illustrated in a review on new perspectives in surface chemistry and catalysis by Roberts (.160), who discussed the interaction of N2 with iron surfaces. In so doing, he referred to the Fe (N2) , matrix Mdssbauer work of Barrett and Montano (7), which showed that molecular nitrogen only bonds to iron when the latter is present as a dimer. As the chemisorption studies (161) indicated that N2 is absorbed on singleatom sites, Roberts suggested (160), of the matrix data (7), "if this is correct, then our assignment of the N(ls) peak at 405 eV to end-on chemisorbed N2 will require further investigation. Other reviews that consider matrix-isolation techniques for chemisorption simulation are collected in footnote a. 

Huber et al. 189) have investigated cocondensation (4.2—10 °K) reactions between Ni, Pd and Pt and molecular oxygen in pure O2 and Oj/Ar matrices. These reactions were studied by matrix isolation infra-red spectroscopy, including isotopic and diffusion controlled warm-up studies. They established that both M(02) and (0j)M(02) species were present. The 0-0 bond order suggested significant back-bonding, and this led them to reject the monodentate stmcture. Fig. 8 (b). 

Nowak, M. J., L. Lapinski, J. S. Kwiatkowski, and J. Leszczynski. 1996. Molecular Structure and Infrared Spectra of Adenine—Experimental Matrix Isolation and Density Functional Theory Study of Adenine N-15 Isotopomers. J. Phys. Chem. 100, 3527. 

The bands due to Fe(CO)4 are shown in Fig. 8. This spectrum (68) was particularly important because it showed that in the gas phase Fe(CO)4 had at least two vq—o vibrations. Although metal carbonyls have broad vC—o absorptions in the gas phase, much more overlapped than in solution or in a matrix, the presence of the two Vc—o bands of Fe(CO)4 was clear. These two bands show that in the gas phase Fe(CO)4 has a distorted non-tetrahedral structure. The frequencies of these bands were close to those of Fe(CO)4 isolated in a Ne matrix at 4 K (86). Previous matrix, isolation experiments (15) (see Section I,A) has shown that Fe(CO)4 in the matrix had a distorted C2v structure (Scheme 1) and a paramagnetic ground state. This conclusion has since been supported by both approximate (17,18) and ab initio (19) molecular orbital calculations for Fe(CO)4 with a 3B2 ground state. The observation of a distorted structure for Fe(CO)4 in the gas phase proved that the distortion of matrix-isolated Fe(CO)4 was not an artifact introduced by the solid state. 

The carboxylic acid derivatives li-lm can only be matrix-isolated if the corresponding quinone diazides 2i-2m are irradiated with monochromatic blue light (k = 436 nm).81 91 92 UV or broad-band visible irradiation rapidly results in the decarboxylation of the carbenes. As expected, the IR and UV/vis spectra of the carbenes are very similar to that of la. Oxygen trapping results in the formation of the photolabile carbonyl oxides 7. Thus, the carbenes li-lm were identified both spectroscopically and by their characteristic reaction with molecular oxygen. 

The anthronylidenes lp-lr are easily matrix-isolated by photolysis of the corresponding diazo compounds 2 (Scheme 17).99 The reaction of the carbenes with molecular oxygen results in the formation of anthraquinone 0-oxides 7,... 

The matrix photochemistry of 2v proved to be fairly complicated.108 The primary product of the photolysis of 2v is carbene lv, which was identified by ESR spectroscopy. Under the conditions of matrix isolation the carbene showed the expected reactivity towards molecular oxygen (formation of carbonyl oxide 7v) and carbon monoxide (formation of ketene lOv) (Scheme 22). In contrast to the oxocyclohexadienylidenes (la and derivatives) carbene lv slowly reacted with CO2 to give an a-lactone with the characteristic C=0 stretching vibration at 1896 cm-1. The latter reaction indicates that lv is — as expected — more nucleophilic than la. 

As seen from above, the mode of electron trapping in sc CO2 cannot be deduced from the results obtained in the gas phase or matrix isolation studies. It is not obvious whether the solvent radical anion should be similar to multimer cluster anions found in the gas phase, dimer cation(s) in solid matrices, or monomer CO2 anions in inert liquids. Such a situation is typical for other molecular liquids. 

In conclusion, radiation chemical matrix isolation technique gives precise information on the electronic structure of charge carriers, which is useful for the molecular design of organic semiconductors as electronic and optical materials. 

The great majority of matrix isolation studies of carbenes and nitrenes have employed their formal adducts with molecular nitrogen, that is, diazo compounds or diazirines in the case of carbenes, azides in the case of nitrenes, as precursors for their in situ generation. Usually, these compounds will readily release N2 on irradiation with a low-pressure mercury lamp (254 nm), and this fragment has the advantage that it will usually not react with or perturb the targeted reactive intermediate (see Scheme 17.2). 

There are few examples of complexes of chromium with molecular nitrogen, although molybdenum and tungsten form many such complexes.1 Unstable species containing Cr—N2 bonds produced by matrix isolation techniques have not been included.56... 

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