Spectroscopic characterization of matrix-isolated phenylcarbene and cycloheptatetraene

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 104, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 3544-3552

  Matzinger, Stephan ^a   Bally, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CYCLOHEPTATETRAENE; PHENYLCARBENE;

OLEFINS;

EID: 0033749925     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp993496j     Document Type: Article

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