Photomobility of O(1D) atom in solid Ar and its reaction with CF3I Original Research Article

This paper addresses the photomobility of O(1D) atom and the reactions with CF3I in an argon matrix. The O(1D) atoms were generated by O3 as a precursor with 266 nm photons, and its photomobility was testified via the occurrence of the reaction of O(1D) with CF3I located at a distance from the O3 precursor. Matrix isolation infrared spectroscopic observations provide a clear evidence that the translationally “hot” O(1D) atoms can migrate in an argon matrix at 11 K and react with CF3I molecules. CF3OI and carbonyl complex CF2O⋯IF are confirmed as primary products, which are formed from the insertion of O(1D) into C–I and C–F bonds of CF3I molecules, respectively.