J . Am. Chem. SOC.1992, 114, 8596-8600
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Time-Resolved Photodissociation of Gas-Phase Ferrocene Cation: Energetics of Fragmentation and Radiative Relaxation Rate at Near-Thermal Energies James D. Fauk and Robert C. Dunbar* Contribution from the Chemistry Department, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 441 06. Received February 14, 1992
Abstract: The dissociation of CSHS'from the molecular ion of ferrocene was induced by a short UV laser pulse and followed by time-resolved photodissociation (TRPD) techniques in the ion cyclotron resonance spectrometer. The dissociation rate was measured for twephoton absorption at 355 nm (7.8 X 104 s-' at 7.24 eV of internal energy), and an upper limit was established for one-photon absorption at 240 nm (
