THE ELECTRONIC ABSORPTION SPECTRUM OF ETHYL BROMIDE
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1976
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Ohio State University
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The electronic spectrum of ethyl bromide from 250 to 120 nm is discussed in terms of its relationship to the absorptions observed in the spectrum of methyl bromide. The spin-orbit splitting of the lower Rydberg members is discussed along with the splitting that is expected by the lowering of the symmetry from $C_{3v}$ in methyl bromide (yielding $E_{3/2}$ and $E_{1/2}$ ion states) to $C_{s}$ in ethyl bromide (yielding $A^{\prime}_{3/2}, A {^{\prime}}{3/2} ~A^{""}_{1/2}$ and $A^{^{\prime}1/2}$ ion states). The expected changes in the selection rules for the Rydberg transitions as a result of the symmetry reduction are used in the assignment of the absorptions observed in the spectrum.
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This work was supported by the Robert A. Welch Foundation.
Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, North Texas State University
Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, North Texas State University