Infrared spectra and structures of diamantyl and triamantyl carbocations

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 297, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 55-62

  Pirali, Olivier ^a,b   Alvaro Galué, Héctor ^c   Dahl, Jeremy E ^d   Carlson, Robert M K ^d   Oomens, Jos ^e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SYNCHROTRON SOLEIL   (France)

^c FOM INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA PHYSICS RIJNHUIZEN   (Netherlands)

^d Chevron   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Astrochemistry; Carbocation; Diamantane; Diamondoid molecule; IR spectroscopy; Triamantane

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049255745     PISSN: 13873806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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