Corrigendum: Difluorocarbene studied with Threshold Photoelectron Spectroscopy (TPES): Measurement of the first Adiabatic Ionization Energy (AIE) of CF2 (Chem. Eur. J, (2008), 14, (11452–11460), 10.1002/chem.200801699)

Fabrizio Innocenti, Marie Eypper, Edmond P.F. Lee, Stefano Stranges, Daniel K.W. Mok, Foo tim Chau, George C. King, John M. Dyke

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Abstract

The authors would like to report a correction to this work. In this study of the reactive intermediate difluorocarbene (CF2) with threshold photoelectron spectroscopy (TPES), the first adiabatic ionization energy (AIE) of CF2 was determined as (11.362±0.005) eV. However, this value did not take into account the lowering of the AIE, which arises from field ionization of high-n Rydberg states, by the extraction field (F) used. This Stark effect correction (δ) is 6.1 √F,[1] where δ is in cm−1 and F is in V cm−1. The value of F used was 100.0 V cm−1, which gives δ as 7.6 meV. Hence, the AIE should be increased by 7.6 meV to give a corrected AIE value of (11.370±0.005) eV.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15337
Number of pages1
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume26
Issue number66
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Nov 2020

Keywords

  • carbenes
  • photoelectron spectroscopy
  • reactive intermediates
  • vibrational spectroscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry

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