Simultaneous ionization-detected stimulated Raman and visible-visible- ultraviolet hole-burning spectra of two tryptamine conformers

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 603-607

  Mayorkas, Nitzan ^a   Izbitski, Shay ^a   Bernat, Amir ^a   Bar, Ilana ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; FLEXIBLE MOLECULES; GASPHASE; HIGH SELECTIVITY; HOLE-BURNING SPECTRA; SPECTRAL SIGNATURE; STABLE CONFORMERS; STIMULATED RAMAN; STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION; TRYPTAMINES;

CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

IONIZATION;

EID: 84857750244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz300026a     Document Type: Article

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