UV photodissociation of pyrroles: Symmetry and substituent effects

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 46, 2013, Pages 12067-12074

  Karsili, Tolga N V ^a   Marchetti, Barbara ^a   Moca, Roberta ^a,b   Ashfold, Michael N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB-INITIO ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; ELECTRON-DONATING GROUP; EQUILIBRIUM GEOMETRIES; PHOTOFRAGMENT TRANSLATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOFRAGMENTATION DYNAMICS; TRANSITION PROBABILITIES; UV PHOTODISSOCIATION; VIBRATIONAL LEVELS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GEOMETRY; PHOTODISSOCIATION; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

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EID: 84888584294     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp404580v     Document Type: Article

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