Conformational switching in pyruvic acid isolated in Ar and N2 matrixes: Spectroscopic analysis, anharmonic simulation, and tunneling

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2614-2627

  Reva, Igor ^a   M Nunes, Cláudio ^a   Biczysko, Malgorzata ^b,c   Fausto, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC ACIDS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CONFORMATIONAL CONVERSION; CONFORMATIONAL SWITCHING; DECAY MECHANISMS; ENERGY CONFORMERS; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; INFRARED INTENSITY; NEAR INFRARED LIGHT; NEAR-INFRARED EXCITATION;

INFRARED DEVICES;

ARGON; NITROGEN; PYRUVIC ACID;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; QUANTUM THEORY;

ARGON; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROGEN; PYRUVIC ACID; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 84925212602     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp509578c     Document Type: Article

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