Vibronic coupling in ionized organic molecules: Structural distortions and chemical reactions

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 211-218

  Williams, Ffrancon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformations; Oxirane; Pseudo Jahn Teller effect; Radical cations; Rearrangements; Tetramethylurea

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ENERGY GAP; GROUND STATE; IONIZATION; POSITIVE IONS;

VIBRONIC COUPLING;

RADIATION CHEMISTRY;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BICYCLO[1.1.1]PENTANE; BICYCLO[2.2.2]OCT 2 ENE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; TETRAMETHYLUREA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0038696272     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(03)00019-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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