Spectra and dissociation properties of Freon 31 under electric field

Freon 31 is a carcinogenic substance. It is of great significance for studying its degradation under external electric field. The bond length, energy, dipole moment, orbital energy lever distribution, infrared spectra, and dissociation properties of Freon 31 molecule under the external field are investigated using the density functional theory on basis set level of B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p). In addition, the effects of electric field on ultraviolet–visible absorption spectra of the molecule are studied with CIS/6-311G++(d, p) method. The results indicate that spectra and dissociated properties under electric field have changed significantly. As the electric field (0–0.04 atomic units) along negative direction of y-axis increases, the bond length of carbon–chlorine bond gradually increases and tends to break; the bond length of carbon–fluorine bond gradually decreases. The energy gap first increases and then decreases changing with electric field. The infrared spectra and ultraviolet–visible absorption spectra exhibit blue shift or bathochromic shift under electric field. Moreover, the potential energy surface of Freon 31 about Carbon–Chlorine bond is scanned by the same basis set with configuration interaction - single excitation (CIS) method. The result shows the barrier of dissociation gradually decreases with the electric field. When the intensity of electric field is equal to 0.04 atomic units, the barrier has disappeared. In addition, the molecule is induced to fragmentation due to carbon–chlorine bond breaking. The results offer important reference to the degradation of contaminants.