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Publication
CLEO 1986
Conference paper
ULTRAVIOLET MULTIPHOTON DISSOCIATION OF GROUP VIB HEXACARBONYLS AND DERIVATIVES: EVIDENCE FOR DIRECT AND SEQUENTIAL DISSOCIATION PATHWAYS.
Abstract
The authors have examined excimer laser (ArF*, KrF*, and XeF*) multiphoton dissociation of Cr(CO)//6, Mo(CO)//6, W(CO)//6, C//6H//6Cr(CO)//3, and (C//6H//6)//2Cr to gain some insight into the mechanisms for metal atom formation. Evidence has been obtained for two distinct dissociation processes: (1) a direct process, where the metal complex is excited into a dissociative continuum forming the metal atom directly; and (2) a sequential process, involving an intermediate photoproduct that undergoes further photodissociation to yield the metal atom.