Polymerization of ionized acetylene clusters into covalent bonded ions: Evidence for the formation of benzene radical cation

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 38, 2006, Pages 12408-12409

  Momoh, Paul O ^a   Abrash, Samuel A ^a,b   Mabrouki, Ridha ^a   El Shall, M Samy ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; BENZENE; CATION; RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COOLING; COVALENT BOND; DISSOCIATION; ENERGY; EVAPORATION; GAS; ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY; IONIZATION; ISOMER; ISOMERIZATION; MOTION; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749160803     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja064405g     Document Type: Article

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