BO2


Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox

State:   B


 Energy 
 (cm-1
 Med.   Transition   λmin 
 (nm) 
 λmax 
 (nm) 
 References

To = 24508.0 gas B-X 405 410 Johns, 1961
To = 24529.5 Ne Agreiter, Lorenz, et al., 1997
To = 24481 Ar B-X 408 412 Sommer, White, et al., 1963


Vib. 
sym. 
 No.   Approximate 
 type of mode 
 cm-1   Med.   Method   References

Πu 2 Bend 505 gas AB Johns, 1961
Σu+ 3 Asym. stretch 1410 gas AB Johns, 1961

State:   A


 Energy 
 (cm-1
 Med.   Transition   λmin 
 (nm) 
 λmax 
 (nm) 
 References

To = 18291.597 gas A-X 396 700 Johns, 1961
Russell, Kroll, et al., 1977
Dixon, Field, et al., 1977
Fried and Mathews, 1977
Adam, Merer, et al., 1990
To = 18162 Ne A-X 419 1465 Agreiter, Lorenz, et al., 1997
To = 17915 Ar A-X 423 558 Sommer, White, et al., 1963


Vib. 
sym. 
 No.   Approximate 
 type of mode 
 cm-1   Med.   Method   References

Σg+ 1 Sym. stretch 994 gas UV Johns, 1961
1 Sym. stretch 1027 Ne AB Agreiter, Lorenz, et al., 1997
Πu 2 Bend (w) 477.29 gas UV LF Johns, 1961
Adam, Merer, et al., 1990
2 Bend (κ 2Su-) 633.15 gas UV LF Johns, 1961
Adam, Merer, et al., 1990
2 Bend (2Du,3/2) 588.21 gas UV LF Johns, 1961
Adam, Merer, et al., 1990
2 Bend (2Du,5/2) 442.07 gas UV LF Johns, 1961
Adam, Merer, et al., 1990
2 Bend (μ 2Su+) 404.96 gas UV LF Johns, 1961
Adam, Merer, et al., 1990
Σu+ 3 Asym. stretch 2357 H gas UV Johns, 1961
3 Asym. stretch 2361 H Ne AB Agreiter, Lorenz, et al., 1997

State:   X


Vib. 
sym. 
 No.   Approximate 
 type of mode 
 cm-1   Med.   Method   References

Σg+ 1 Sym. stretch 1056.4 gas UV LF Johns, 1961
Russell, Kroll, et al., 1977
Dixon, Field, et al., 1977
Fried and Mathews, 1977
1 Sym. stretch 1058 Ne LF Agreiter, Lorenz, et al., 1997
Πu 2 Bend (w) 448.18 gas UV LF Johns, 1961
Russell, Kroll, et al., 1977
Dixon, Field, et al., 1977
Fried and Mathews, 1977
Adam, Merer, et al., 1990
2 Bend (κ 2Su-) 633.80 gas DL Kawaguchi and Hirota, 1986
2 Bend 446.6 w m Ar IR Burkholder and Andrews, 1991
2 Bend 398.2 m Ar IR Burkholder and Andrews, 1991
2 Bend 493.4 Kr IR Burkholder and Andrews, 1991
2 Bend 394.6 Kr IR Burkholder and Andrews, 1991
Σu+ 3 Asym. stretch 1278.26 gas DL IR Kawaguchi, Hirota, et al., 1981
Maki, Burkholder, et al., 1988
3 Asym. stretch 1322 H Ne LF Agreiter, Lorenz, et al., 1997
3 Asym. stretch 1299.3 vs Ar IR Burkholder and Andrews, 1991
3 Asym. stretch 1282.8 s Ar IR Burkholder and Andrews, 1991
3 Asym. stretch 1274.6 s Ar IR Sommer, White, et al., 1963
Burkholder and Andrews, 1991
3 Asym. stretch 1300.7 vs Kr IR Burkholder and Andrews, 1991
3 Asym. stretch 1285.5 s Kr IR Burkholder and Andrews, 1991
3 Asym. stretch 1292.2 vs Xe IR Burkholder and Andrews, 1991
3 Asym. stretch 1279.0 O2 IR Burkholder and Andrews, 1991

Additional references: Jacox, 1994, page 73; Jacox, 2003, page 120; Huie, Long, et al., 1978; Beaudet, Weyer, et al., 1979; Lu, Clyne, et al., 1984; Hodgson, 1985; Chow, Beaudet, et al., 1990

Notes

wWeak
mMedium
sStrong
vsVery strong
H(1/2)(2ν)
oEnergy separation between the v = 0 levels of the excited and electronic ground states.

References

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Johns, 1961
Johns, J.W.C., THE ABSORPTION SPECTRUM OF BO, Can. J. Phys., 1961, 39, 12, 1738, https://doi.org/10.1139/p61-199 . [all data]

Agreiter, Lorenz, et al., 1997
Agreiter, J.; Lorenz, M.; Smith, A.M.; Bondybey, V.E., Neon matrix spectra and isotopically dependent fluorescence quantum yields of BO2, Chem. Phys., 1997, 224, 2-3, 301, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0301-0104(97)00270-X . [all data]

Sommer, White, et al., 1963
Sommer, A.; White, D.; Linevsky, M.J.; Mann, D.E., Infrared Absorption Spectra of B2O3, B2O2, and BO2 in Solid Argon Matrices, J. Chem. Phys., 1963, 38, 1, 87, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1733501 . [all data]

Russell, Kroll, et al., 1977
Russell, D.K.; Kroll, M.; Beaudet, R.A., Analysis of the laser-excited fluorescence spectra of BO2, J. Chem. Phys., 1977, 66, 5, 1999, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.434157 . [all data]

Dixon, Field, et al., 1977
Dixon, R.N.; Field, D.; Noble, M., Dye laser spectroscopy of BO2: fermi resonance between the 100 and 020 levels of the 2Iig ground state, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1977, 50, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(77)80667-2 . [all data]

Fried and Mathews, 1977
Fried, A.; Mathews, C.W., The resonance fluorescence of BO2 excited by a pulsed dye-laser, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1977, 52, 2, 363, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(77)80560-5 . [all data]

Adam, Merer, et al., 1990
Adam, A.G.; Merer, A.J.; Steunenberg, D.M., Vibronic perturbations in the A 2Πu--X 2Πg transition of BO2: K-resonance crossings and the onset of chaotic behavior, J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 92, 5, 2848, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.457931 . [all data]

Kawaguchi and Hirota, 1986
Kawaguchi, K.; Hirota, E., Diode laser spectroscopy of the BO2 radical: The transition of the ν2 fundamental band, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1986, 116, 2, 450, https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2852(86)90139-6 . [all data]

Burkholder and Andrews, 1991
Burkholder, T.R.; Andrews, L., Reactions of boron atoms with molecular oxygen. Infrared spectra of BO, BO2, B2O2, B2O3, and BO-2 in solid argon, J. Chem. Phys., 1991, 95, 12, 8697, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.461814 . [all data]

Kawaguchi, Hirota, et al., 1981
Kawaguchi, K.; Hirota, E.; Yamada, C., Diode laser spectroscopy of the BO, Mol. Phys., 1981, 44, 2, 509, https://doi.org/10.1080/00268978100102611 . [all data]

Maki, Burkholder, et al., 1988
Maki, A.G.; Burkholder, J.B.; Sinha, A.; Howard, C.J., Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of the BO2 radical, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1988, 130, 1, 238, https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2852(88)90297-4 . [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]

Jacox, 2003
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules: supplement B, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2003, 32, 1, 1-441, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1497629 . [all data]

Huie, Long, et al., 1978
Huie, R.E.; Long, N.J.T.; Thrush, B.A., The radiative lifetimes of the first excited state of BO and BO2, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1978, 55, 3, 404, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(78)84001-9 . [all data]

Beaudet, Weyer, et al., 1979
Beaudet, R.A.; Weyer, K.G.; Walther, H., Photoexcitation spectroscopy of BO2 with a single frequency dye laser, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1979, 60, 3, 486, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(79)80618-1 . [all data]

Lu, Clyne, et al., 1984
Lu, C.; Clyne, M.A.A.; Llewellyn, I.P., Excited state dynamics of the11BO2 free radical, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1984, 104, 1, 97, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(84)85312-9 . [all data]

Hodgson, 1985
Hodgson, A., J. Chem. Soc., 1985, Faraday Trans. 2 81, 1445. [all data]

Chow, Beaudet, et al., 1990
Chow, J.R.; Beaudet, R.A.; Schulz, W.; Weyer, K.; Walther, H., The photoexcitation spectrum of the (0, 0, 0) A 2Πu←(1, 0, 0)X 2Πg band of BO2, Chem. Phys., 1990, 140, 2, 307, https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-0104(90)87011-Y . [all data]


Notes

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