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Substance: carbon tetrachloride				Other Names: 

Formula: CCl4						CAS-No.: 56-23-5

Study: photolysis, quantum yields


Authors: M. Tak, M. Chandra, D. Senapati, P.K. Das

Title: Quantum yield of Cl* (2P1/2) production in the gas phase photolysis of CCl4 in the ultraviolet

Journal/Source: J. Chem. Sci., 118 (4), 341–344, (2006)


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Comments: The dynamics of chlorine atom production from the gas phase photodissociation of carbon tetrachloride at 222 and 235 nm has been
investigated.
The Cl* quantum yields  from CCl4 are: PHI(222nm)=0.35 +- 0.03; PHI(235nm)=0.22 +- 0.02

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