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Mechanism of the Reaction, CH4 + O(1d2)-> CH3 + OH, Studied by Ultrafast and State-Resolved Photolysis/Probe Spectroscopy of the CH4 O3 van der Waals Complex
Published
Author(s)
Carl C. Miller, Roger D. van Zee, John C. Stephenson
Abstract
The mechanism of the reaction, CH4 + O(1d2) -> CH3 + OH, was investigated by ultrafast, time-resolved and high resolution, state-resolved experiments. Ultraviolet pulses photolyzed ozone in the CH4 O3 van der Waals complex, and the appearance rate and product state distribution were measured by laser-induced florescence. These data are best fit using a three-mechanism model. The three mechanisms were assigned to the dissociation of a methanol intermediate according to statistical theory, dissociation of a methanol intermediate before intermolecular energy redistribution, and an abstraction.
Miller, C.
, van, R.
and Stephenson, J.
(2001),
Mechanism of the Reaction, CH<sub>4</sub> + O(<sup>1<sub></sub>d2</sup>)-> CH<sub>3</sub> + OH, Studied by Ultrafast and State-Resolved Photolysis/Probe Spectroscopy of the CH<sub>4</sub> O<sub>3</sub> van der Waals Complex, Journal of Chemical Physics
(Accessed October 10, 2025)