Spatial Separation of the Conformers of Methyl Vinyl Ketone
arXiv:2006.16299 · doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.0c05893
Abstract
Methyl vinyl ketone (CHO) is a volatile, labile organic compound of importance in atmospheric chemistry. We prepared a molecular beam of methyl vinyl ketone with a rotational temperature of 1.2(2)~K and demonstrated the spatial separation of the \emph{s-cis} and \emph{s-trans} conformers of methyl vinyl ketone using the electrostatic deflector. The resulting sample density was for the direct beam in the laser ionization region. These conformer-selected methyl vinyl ketone samples are well suited for conformer-specific chemical reactivity studies such as in Diels-Alder cycloaddition reactions.
arXiv commentAccepted by J. Phys. Chem. A. Manuscript: 5 pages, 3 figures; Supporting information: 3 pages, 5 figures
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