Diradicals, antiaromaticity, and the pseudo-Jahn-Teller effect: Electronic and rovibronic structures of the cyclopentadienyl cation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Worner H J ^a   Merkt, F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EXCITED STATES; IONIZATION; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES;

CYCLOPENTADIENYL CATION; PSEUDO-JAHN-TELLER EFFECT; ROVIBRONIC STRUCTURES; VIBRONIC COUPLING;

POSITIVE IONS;

EID: 34547206566     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2748049     Document Type: Article

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