Valence photodissociation of trifluoroethyl iodide investigated by photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy

Dissociative photoionization of trifluoroethyl iodide (C2H2F3I) molecule has been investigated by electron-ion coincidence technique (PEPICO) and VUV synchrotron radiation. Mass spectra have been recorded for this molecule in the photon energy range of 10-22 eV. The molecular ion as well as cationic fragments have been detected and analyzed as a function of photon energy and the main dissociation pathways are proposed. We also performed ab initio calculations for the neutral molecule, its cation and the ion fragments in order to determine electronic and structural parameters.