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Photochemical method for chlorine isotopic enrichment
Assignee: United States Department of Commerce
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Filing: 1976-01-28
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Granted: 1977-05-24
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Expires: 1996-01-28
Abstract
Abstract An isotopic starting material consisting of a mixture of chlorine-35 and chlorine-37 isotopic species of an isotopic compound having the formula CYClX, wherein Y is O or S and X is Cl or F, such as thiophosgene, is selectively isotopically enriched by means of a laser-induced photochemical reaction between selected chlorine isotopic species in the starting material and a dialkoxyethylene, such as diethoxyethylene. The method is carried out by irradiating with laser radiation, a gaseous mixture at a reduced pressure of the isotopic starting material and the dialkoxyethylene, until a stable reaction product is formed. The wavelength of the radiation is selected so as to selectively excite at least one but less than all of the chlorine isotopic species in the starting material, thereby causing the excited species to preferentially react with the dialkoxyethylene. The resulting reaction product is readily separable from the reaction mixture thereby leaving unreacted isotopic starting material selectively enriched in the unexcited chlorine isotopic species.
Inventors
- 👤 Michel Lamotte
- 👤 Harry J. Dewey
- 👤 Richard A. Keller
- 👤 Joseph J. Ritter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 19:05
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/08; B01J19/12; B01J19/121; B01D; B01D59/00; B01D59/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A photochemical method for selective chlorine isotopic enrichment in a starting material consisting of a mixture of chlorine-35 and chlorine-37 isotopic species of an isotopic compound having the formula CYClX wherein Y is O or S and X is Cl or F, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a gaseous mixture at a reduced pressure in a closed reaction chamber of said isotopic starting material and a dialkoxyethylene; (b) irradiating said gaseous mixture with laser radiation having a wavelength selectively coinciding with the absorption band of at least one but less than all of said chlorine isotopic species, thereby selectively exciting the irradiated isotopic species and causing it to preferentially react with said dialkoxyethylene to form a stable reaction product which is readily separable from the reaction mixture; (c) continuing said irradiation of said gaseous mixture for a period of time sufficient to form a significant amount of said reaction product in said reaction chamber; and (d) recovering from the remaining gaseous phase in said reaction chamber unreacted isotopic starting material selectively enriched in the unirradiated chlorine isotopic species.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A photochemical method for selective chlorine isotopic enrichment in a starting material consisting of a mixture of chlorine-35 and chlorine-37 isotopic species of an isotopic compound having the formula CYClX wherein Y is O or S and X is Cl or F, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a gaseous mixture at a reduced pressure in a closed reaction chamber of said isotopic starting material and a dialkoxyethylene; (b) irradiating said gaseous mixture with laser radiation having a wavelength selectively coinciding with the absorption band of at least one but less than all of said chlorine isotopic species, thereby selectively exciting the irradiated isotopic species and causing it to preferentially react with said dialkoxyethylene to form a stable reaction product which is readily separable from the reaction mixture; (c) continuing said irradiation of said gaseous mixture for a period of time sufficient to form a significant amount of said reaction product in said reaction chamber; and (d) recovering from the remaining gaseous phase in said reaction chamber unreacted isotopic starting material selectively enriched in the unirradiated chlorine isotopic species.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the partial pressure of said dialkoxyethylene in said gaseous mixture is 1.5 torr, and the partial pressure of said isotopic starting material in said gaseous mixture is within the range of from 0.5-1.5 torr.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said dialkoxyethylene is diethoxyethylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said isotopic starting material is thiophosgene consisting of a mixture of chlorine isotopic species comprising CS 35 Cl 2 , CS 37 Cl 2 and CS 35 Cl 37 Cl.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method of claim 4, wherein said irradiation is effected with a tunable dye laser tuned to a wavelength of 4705.5 angstroms, thereby selectively exciting said CS 35 Cl 2 isotopic species and causing it to preferentially react with said dialkoxyethylene, and the unreacted thiophosgene recovered from the resulting gaseous phase in said reaction chamber is selectively enriched in the chlorine-37 isotope and in said CS 37 Cl 2 and CS 35 Cl 37 Cl isotopic species.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 5, wherein said dialkoxyethylene is diethoxyethylene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the partial pressure of said diethoxyethylene in said gaseous mixture is 1.5 torr, and the partial pressure of said thiophosgene starting material in said gaseous mixture is 1.5 torr.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method of claim 4, wherein said irradiation is effected with an argon continuous wave laser at a radiation wavelength of 4657.84 angstroms, thereby selectively exciting said CS 37 Cl 2 isotopic species and causing it to preferentially react with said dialkoxyethylene, and the unreacted thiophosgene recovered from the resulting gaseous phase in said reaction chamber is selectively enriched in the chlorine-35 isotope and in said CS 35 Cl 2 and CS 35 Cl 37 Cl isotopic species.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said dialkoxyethylene is diethoxyethylene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the partial pressure of said diethoxyethylene in said gaseous mixture is 1.5 torr, and the partial pressure of said thiophosgene starting material in said gaseous mixture is 0.5 torr.
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