Abstract
We observed the IR-induced reaction of C2H5OH on MoO3 using a pulsed and tunable infrared free electron laser (IR-FEL). The IR-FEL-induced reaction showed wavelength dependency and requires light stronger than a certain threshold level. The C2H5OH was converted mainly to C2H4 only when the MoO3 was irradiated with focused IR-FEL at 967 and 814 cm-1 corresponding to Mo=O stretching modes, whereas IR light at 1200 cm-1 induced no reaction. The origin of this IR-FEL-induced reaction is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 836-842 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Jul 2008 |