Photochemistry of cyanoacetylene in solid argon revisited

Isotopic (2H and 15N) labelling and IR absorption spectroscopy have been used to study UV-induced transformations of cyanoacetylene in cryogenic noble gas matrices. The results obtained indicate that all observed isomerization processes involve single, isolated molecules of the precursor. No photoproducts have been found that would imply the recombination of fragments originating from different molecules.