Infrared Spectroscopic Study of the Photolysis of Methyl Azide and Methyl-d3 Azide in Solid Argon and Carbon Dioxide

Experiments have been carried out on the photolysis of methyl azide and methyl-d3 azide at high dilution in solid argon (4.2°K) and carbon dioxide (∼50°K). Photolysis of these species in argon and carbon dioxide matrices results in the appearance of a number of new spectral features in the 3300–600 cm—1 region. The spectroscopic data for the photolysis products appear to be consistent with the identification of these species as methyleneimine (CH2=NH) and methyleneimine-d3 (CD2=ND).