THE REACTIONS OF O((1)D) WITH CH4 AND C3H8 MONOMERS AND CLUSTERS

Reactions of O(1D) with hydrocarbon monomers and clusters were investi gated via a cross molecular beam experiment applying laser induced flu orescence for the detection of the OH product. The translational, vibr ational, rotational, spin-orbit, and A-doubling state populations were analyzed. Based on this information the mechanisms for the reactions of O(1D) with methane, propane, and their clusters were established. N onstatistical distributions are observed even for the reaction of larg e clusters and are discussed in terms of nonadiabatic effects induced by the long lived collision complex.