ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The electronic spectra of the C2nH(D)−, n=2–4, anions have been observed in the gas phase using photodetachment spectroscopy. These are assigned to 1Π←X 1Σ+ electronic transitions. The 1Π excited states possess a dipole bound character indicated by the energetic proximity between the origin of the transitions and electron affinities. The dipole bound states are related to the X 2Π ground states of C6H and C8H whereas for C4H, which has an X 2Σ+ ground state, the 2Π is an excited state. Vibronic coupling through a bending motion of the carbon skeleton is inferred to be the reason of the stabilization of this state. © 2002 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1451248
