Introduction of Laser Photolysis- Transient Spectroscopy in an Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Laboratory: Kinetics of Ozone Formation

Lev N. Krasnoperov and Victor Stepanov
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Environmental Science, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102
J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (9), p 1182
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1182
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 1999

Abstract

A new undergraduate physical chemistry laboratory was developed as part of an ongoing effort to modernize the physical chemistry curriculum in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Environmental Science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The main goal of this new laboratory experiment is to introduce a modern experimental technique in studying fast, elementary chemical reactions. The technique combines pulsed-laser photolysis (to generate highly reactive intermediates such as atoms and free radicals) and transient UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy (to monitor the kinetics of reactant depletion and product formation).

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

NSF Highlights

Keywords (Subject):

Lasers

Citing Articles

Citation data is made available by participants in CrossRef's Cited-by Linking service. For a more comprehensive list of citations to this article, users are encouraged to perform a search in SciFinder.

This article has been cited by 2 ACS Journal articles (2 most recent appear below).

  • Cover Image

    Studying Fast Reactions: Construction and Use of a Low-Cost Continuous-Flow Instrument

    Patrick J. Bisson and James E. Whitten
    Journal of Chemical Education2006 83 (12), 1860
    • Studying Fast Reactions: Construction and Use of a Low-Cost Continuous-Flow Instrument

      Patrick J. Bisson and James E. Whitten
      Journal of Chemical Education2006 83 (12), 1860

      The design, construction, and use of a low-cost continuous-flow instrument for studying the kinetics of fast reactions in the student laboratory is described. In this method, reagents mix, react, and flow through a reaction tube. If one of the reagents or ...

  • Cover Image

    Kinetics and Thermochemistry of the Hydroxycyclohexadienyl Radical Reaction with O2:  C6H6OH + O2 C6H6(OH)OO

    Sergey Y. Grebenkin and Lev N. Krasnoperov
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry A2004 108 (11), 1953-1963
    • Kinetics and Thermochemistry of the Hydroxycyclohexadienyl Radical Reaction with O2:  C6H6OH + O2 C6H6(OH)OO

      Sergey Y. Grebenkin and Lev N. Krasnoperov
      The Journal of Physical Chemistry A2004 108 (11), 1953-1963

      The UV absorption spectrum along with the self-reaction and oxidation reaction kinetics of the hydroxycyclohexadienyl radical, C6H6OH (which results from OH addition to benzene), were studied using excimer laser photolysis coupled to transient UV ...

Tools

SciFinder Links

SciFinder subscribers:  Click to sign in | Not a SciFinder subscriber? Learn more at www.cas.org

Explore by:


History

  • Received: August 03, 2009

Recommend & Share

  • Share on ACS NetworkACS Network
  • Add to FacebookFacebook
  • Tweet ThisTweet This
  • Add to CiteULikeCiteULike
  • Add to NewsvineNewsvine
  • Digg ThisDigg This
  • Add to DeliciousDelicious

Related Content