Infrared spectra of protonated pyrene and its neutral counterpart in solid para-hydrogen

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1989-1993

  Bahou, Mohammed ^a   Wu, Yu Jong ^b   Lee, Yuan Pern ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C 16H11+; C16H11; IR spectroscopy; matrix isolation; p H2; pyrene

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION FEATURES; C 16H11+; C16H11; ELECTRON BOMBARDMENTS; MATRIX ISOLATION; RELATIVE INTENSITY; STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION; VIBRATIONAL WAVENUMBERS;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOMERS; PROTONATION;

PYRENE;

EID: 84879770130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz400923k     Document Type: Article

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