Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.112, No.31, 7157-7161, 2008
Infrared spectra of the sulfenic ester CH3SOCH3 and its photodissociation products in solid argon
UV light irradiation of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in low temperature solid argon matrix produces sulfenic ester, CH3SOCH3, a high energy structural isomer of DMSO. The sulfenic ester molecule further dissociates to the CH2O-CH3SH complex under 266 nm laser irradiation. The CH2S-CH3OH complex is also formed upon UV light irradiation. The infrared spectra-of the aforementioned species are assigned on the basis of isotopic substitutions (C-13 and deuterium) as well as density functional frequency calculations.