IR and UV spectroscopy of vapor-phase jet-cooled ionic liquid [emim] +[Tf2N]-: Ion pair structure and photodissociation dynamics

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 47, 2013, Pages 12419-12428

  Cooper, Russell ^a   Zolot, Alexander M ^a,b   Boatz, Jerry A ^a   Sporleder, David P ^a   Stearns, Jaime A ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION SPECTROSCOPY; GAS-PHASE CLUSTERS; MULTIPLE CONFORMATIONS; PHOTODISSOCIATION DYNAMICS; PHOTOFRAGMENTATION; SUPERSONIC EXPANSIONS; THEORETICAL SPECTRA; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY;

HYDROGEN BONDS; IONIC LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR BEAMS; PHOTODISSOCIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

VAPORS;

EID: 84888985545     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp409670n     Document Type: Article

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