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Substance: acetyl radical				Other Names: 

Formula: CH3CO						CAS-No.: 3170-69-2

Study: uv absorption spectrum

                
Authors: M.M. Maricq, J.J. Szente

Title: The UV spectrum of acetyl and the kinetics of the chain reaction between acetaldehyde and chlorine

Journal/Source: Chem. Phys. Lett., 253, 333-339, (1996); doi:10.1016/0009-2614(96)00155-8  


Data: table, diagram

EnergyWavelength range: 190 - 340 nm

Resolution: ~ 0.5 nm

Temperature: 295 K

Temperature dependence: 

Pressure/Concentration:

Phase: gas

pH:


Comments: At a resolution of 2 nm, acetyl has a broad, unstructured, absorption in the 200-280 nm range, with a 
peak cross section of (1.07 ± 0.11) × 10-17 cm2 at 217 nm.

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