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It is understood that any copying from, or publication of, this dissertation which involves potential financial gain will not be allowed without written permission, "-- -. • i -=« y * MASS SPECTROMETRIC STUDIES OF THE SYNTHESIS, REACTIVITY, AND ENERGETICS OF THE OXYGEN FLUORIDES AT CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES A THESIS Presented to The Faculty of the Graduate Division by Thomas Joseph Malone In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Chemical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology February, 1966 MASS SPECTROMETRIC STUDIES OF THE SYNTHESIS, REACTIVITY, AND ENERGETICS OF THE OXYGEN FLUORIDES AT CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES Approved; / • ' "/v Date approved by Chairma n:\PuJl 3 lUt, 11 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am deeply indebted to Dr0 Ho Ao McGee, Jr0 for his encouragement, advice^ and assistance throughout both my graduate and undergraduate studieso Many hours of discussion and willing assistance with many prob lems from my fellow graduate students, D0 B0 Bivens9 WD Jo Martin, and Jo Ho Wilson are also greatly appreciated as were the interest and sug° gestions of Dr0 W0 Ho Eberhardt and Dr0 Wo M0 Newton while serving as the reading committee0 My appreciation is also expressed to Dr0 WD To Ziegler and Dr0 S0 Lo Gordon for several helpful discussionso Deep appreciation is due the National Science Foundation^ Proctor and Gamble Company^ and Ethyl Corporation for furnishing me fellowships during my graduate studyD I also wish to thank the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for its support through NASA grants NsG-123-612 NsG-337? and NsG-6570 Several samples used in this work were generously furnished by Dr0 Ro Ao Mitsch of the 3M Company0 The understandingj encouragement9 and assistance of my wife? Pats my parents^ Mr0 and Mrs0 Ho Jo Malone, Sr0? and many other relatives are deeply appreciatedo The expert glass blowing of Mr0 Donald ED Lillie and the excellent typing of Mrs0 Peggy Weldon are also gratefully acknowledgedo TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS „ „ „ LIST OF TABLES 0 o o LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS SUMMARY o o o oO O O 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHAPTER L INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEM 0 O O 0 0 Brief History and Purpose of the Studies Oxygen Fluoride Molecules „ ° o o 0 o ° Oxygen Difluoride (OFQ) ° ° ° 0 o 0 Dioxygen Difluoride (O2F2) o 0 0 0 Ozone Difluoride (O^Fp) ° 0 0 0 o 0 Tetraoxygen Difluoride (O^Fp) ° ° o Higher Oxygen Fluorides 0 ° 0 „ 0 0 Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies 0 the Oxygen Fluoride Molecules 0 0 0 0 Oxygen Difluoride (OFo) ° 0 0 0 0 0 Dioxygen Difluoride (O2F2) ° » ° ° Ozone Difluoride (O3F0T 000000 Tetraoxygen Difluoride (O4F2) 0 0 0 Oxygen-Fluorine Free Radicals o 0 0 0 0 OF Radical 0 0 0 0 » 0 0 0 „ 0 0 ° 0 02F Radical 000 03F and O4F Radicals 0 <> o . II APPARATUS AND EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES Introduction 0 0 0 0 „ 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 Cryogenic Reactor-Inlet System „ o 0 General Design Considerations Mechanical Description 0 0 0 0 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) CHAPTER IIo (Continued) Operation 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 In Situ Synthesis of the Oxygen Fluorides External Synthesis of the Oxygen Fluorides Miscellaneous Inlet Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0 o <, 0 0 o Furnace Attachment for the Cryogenic Reactor-Inlet System 0 0 0 0 0 <> 0 0 o 0 0 0 Hot Filament Inlet System 0 0 0 0 a 0 o 0 0 o Radio Frequency Discharge Tube Inlet System Mass Spectrum as a Function of Temperature 0 <> 0 0 Positive Ion Spectra 0 0 <= <= 0 0 0 o <, o s <> 0 Negative Ion Spectra 0 0 0 o 0 o 0 0 o 0 0 0 o Energy Measurements 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 III RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 0 0 0 0 Mass Spectrometric Studies of the Low Temperature Oxygen Fluoride Molecules 0 0 o o 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 Mass Spectrum as a Function of Temperature 0 0 0 0 Positive Ion Spectra (in Situ Synthesis) o 0 » 0 a 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 Positive Ion Spectra (External Generator Synthesis) 0 0 ,> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 Negative Ion Spectra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o Discussion of the Mass Spectrum of the Low Temperature Oxygen Fluorides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 o o o Energetics of Dioxygen Difluoride 0 0 « 0 0 0 0 0 » » Synthesis and Energetics of Dioxygen Fluoride Free Radical 0 o 0 0 0 « 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Investigation of the OF Free Radical „ 0 0 0 o 0 o 0 0 IVo CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 0 „ 0 0 o o « » 0 » 0 APPENDICES Ao ELECTRONIC STRUCTURES OF THE OXYGEN FLUORIDE MOLECULES AND THEIR POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IONS 0 „ » o 0 0 0 „ 0 Introduction 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 o 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) APPENDICES Page Ao (Continued) + OF Radical, OF" Ion, and OF Ion 0 „ 0 o » 0 „ » „ » » 0 134 Oxygen Difluoride (0F2), OF^ Ion, and OF^ Ion „ „ 0 0 140 Dioxygen Difluoride: Chain Isomer (FOOF) 0 0 •> o 0 0 o o 143 r*vJvJJr lOn oooooooooooooooooooooooo lv)v JT'L/L/i*' XOFloooooooooooooooooooooooo 1Q1 Dioxygen Difluoride? Branched Isomer (0~OF~) , 0 o •> » 152 Dioxygen Fluoride Radical (0«F) „ o « o o 0 0 » o o o o 154 0~F lOn o o o c o o o o o o o o o o o o o o c o o o o o 156 OF IOn o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 157 Ozone Difluoride (0 Fj o 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 o o » 0 0 0 157 Tetraoxygen Difluoride (O4F0) 0000000000000 166 Bo DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND CALCULATIONS FOR THE CRYOGENIC REACTOR-INLET SYSTEM 0000000000000 170 Perpendicular Versus Coaxial Entrance j.ni.eL oystems 000000000000000000000 JL/U Temperature Gradient in the Extension Piece of Cryogenic Reactor-Inlet System 000000000000 187 Co MISCELLANEOUS MASS SPECTROMETRY DATA 0000000000 191 D, RAW DATA FOR MASS SPECTRUM AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE FOR LOW TEMPERATURE OXYGEN FLUORIDE EXPERIMENTS 0 „ „ „ „ o o o o 0 o o 0 „ . „ 0 o 203 NOMENCLATURE 222 BIBLIOGRAPHY .............. ..... 225 VITA ..... 230 vi LIST OF TABLES Table Page lo Variation of Sensitivity with Relative Configurations of Electron Beam and Inlet Port 0 o 0 <> o 0 o 0 „ 0 0 41 2o Relative Abundances^ Appearance Potentials, and Energies for Maximum Ion Currents of Negative Ions in an Ozone Difluoride Synthesis Experiment., The Reactor Space was Pumped Continuously During Warmup 82 3o Relative Abundance and Appearance Potentials of Positive Ions in the Mass Spectrum of 0oF<?» Energetics of O^F^ Molecule and OF Radical „ „ 115 4o Results of Hot Filament Pyrolysis of 0F« „ » o » •> 118 5o Number of Possible Electronic Configurations for Molecules Using the Double Quartet Description „ 0 133 60 Formal Atomic Charges and Number of Close Pairs of Electrons for the Various Electronic Structures of FOOF „ 0 0 <, 0 o 0 0 0 =. 0 » 0 0 0 0 144 70 Formal Atomic Charges and Number of Close Pairs of Electrons for the Various Electronic Structures Of FOOOF O O O O O O O O 0 O 000 163 80 Formal Atomic Charges and Number of Close Pairs of Electrons for the Various Electronic Structures of FO(0)OF „ „ » 0 „ » » « „ » o » < 165 9o Tabulated Sensitivities for Various Distances of the Inlet Port from the Electron Beam „ 0 <, 0 o < 181 10o Fraction of Molecules Effusing From a Cylindrical Channel Within an Angle 9 with Respect to the Axis of the Channel 000000000000000 000 186 llo Relative Abundances and Appearance Potentials of Positive and Negative Ions in the Mass Spectrum of OF2 000000000000000000000 192 120 Positive Ion Spectra of OF„ „ 0 « o 0 0 0 » 0 0 195 13o Negative Ion Spectra of OF^ 00000 000000 196 LIST OF TABLES (Continued) Table 140 Positive Ion Spectra of CF. 0 15o Negative Ion Spectra of CF. 0 16o Positive Ion Spectra of C«F* 170 Negative Ion Spectra of C-F. 18o Positive Ion Spectra of SiF. 0 0 0 19o Negative Ion Spectra of SiF. 0 0 0 0 o o 0 0 20o Positive Ions Observed in the Low Temperature Oxygen Fluoride Experiments 0 ° 0 ° ° 0 o o o 21o Raw Data For a Typical In Situ O^Fo Synthesis Experiment with Metal Walls0 Reactor Space Pumped During Warmup 0 0 o 0 0 « 0 <, « <> <> 0 o 22o Raw Data for a Typical InJSltu Q«Fo Synthesis Experiment with Metal WallSo Reactor Space Not Pumped During Warmup c 0 <> 0 <> 0 0 0 ° 0 0 0 » 23o Raw Data for a Typical In Situ O-F^ Synthesis Experiment wi,th Glass Walls0 Reactor Space Pumped During Warmup 0 0 0 0 o » o „ a ° viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Page lo General View of Mass Spectrometer and Associated Cryogenic Equipment During External Synthesis of Low Temperature Oxygen Fluorides 0 <> 0 o <, =, » » 0 c » 0 0 xi 2o Schematic of Multi-Purpose Cryogenic Reactor and Mass Spectrometer Inlet System 0 o 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 43 3o Schematic Diagram of Coolant Delivery System for the Cryogenic Reactor-Inlet System 0 0 „ 0 0 o 0 0 « 0 „ » 0 0 46 40 Top View of the "Cross" Vacuum Chamber Which Contains the Source Structure and Which is Depicted with the Cryogenic Inlet System in Analytical Position „ <> <, 0 47 5o Schematic Diagram of the Gas Inlet and Single-Electrode Arrangement Used for the Synthesis of the Oxygen Fluorides In Situ in the Cryogenic Reactor-Inlet System <, 51 6o Schematic Diagram of the Cryogenic Reactor-Inlet System Attachment and its Associated Flow System for the External Synthesis of the Oxygen Fluorides .