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Flash photolytic and other studies on the boron trihalides
thesis
posted on 2012-10-02, 13:00 authored by Richard E. SimmonsCommercially available boron triiodide (stated to be 99.9%
pure) was flash photolysed and found to contain a high level
of impurity. After a lengthy purification procedure the
sample was still too impure to be of use. Boron triiodide
was, therefore, prepared by several methods and shown to be
free of impurities by mass spectrometry. A detailed study of
these preparative methods has removed many of the
ambiguities present in the existing literature. The
absorption spectrum of the water sensitive pure B13 vapour
was recorded over the range 650-200nm and shown to consist
of six absorption maxima ie. transitions to six electronic
states of the B13 molecule were detected......
History
School
- Science
Department
- Chemistry
Publisher
© Richard Edgar SimmonsPublication date
1984Notes
Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.Language
- en