Triphosphorus

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess

View reactions leading to P3+ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

EA (eV) Method Reference Comment
1.665 ± 0.050LPESJones, Ganteför, et al., 1995Vertical Detachment Energy: 1.68±0.05 eV; B
0.92 ± 0.37EIAEBennett, Margrave, et al., 1974From P4; B

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
7.9 ± 0.2PISmets, Coppens, et al., 1977LLK
11.5EICarette and Kerwin, 1961RDSH

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox

State:   A
 Energy 
 (cm-1) 		  Med.   Transition   λmin 
 (nm) 		  λmax 
 (nm) 		  References
To = 23420 ± 10 Ar A-X 418 427 Andrews and Mielke, 1990
Vib. 
sym. 		  No.   Approximate 
 type of mode 		  cm-1   Med.   Method   References
1 Sym. stretch 480 ± 20 Ar AB Andrews and Mielke, 1990

Additional references: Jacox, 1994, page 82

Notes

oEnergy separation between the v = 0 levels of the excited and electronic ground states.

References

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Jones, Ganteför, et al., 1995
Jones, R.O.; Ganteför, G.; Hunsicker, S.; Pieperhoff, P., Structure and Spectroscopy of Phosphorous Cluster anions: Theory (simulated annealing) and Experiment (Photoelectron Detachment), J. Chem. Phys., 1995, 103, 22, 9549, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.469969 . [all data]

Bennett, Margrave, et al., 1974
Bennett, S.L.; Margrave, J.L.; Franklin, J.L., High temperature negative ions. Electron impact study of tetratomic phosphorous vapor, J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 61, 1647. [all data]

Smets, Coppens, et al., 1977
Smets, J.; Coppens, P.; Drowart, J., Photoionization with mass spectrometric analysis of the tetraphosphorus molecule, Chem. Phys., 1977, 20, 243. [all data]

Carette and Kerwin, 1961
Carette, J.-D.; Kerwin, L., Une etude du phosphore rouge par spectrometrie de masse, Can. J. Phys., 1961, 39, 1300. [all data]

Andrews and Mielke, 1990
Andrews, L.; Mielke, Z., Vibronic absorption spectra of phosphorus molecules (P4+ and P3) in solid argon, J. Phys. Chem., 1990, 94, 6, 2348, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100369a029 . [all data]

Jacox, 1994
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1994, 464. [all data]

Notes

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