The electronic and vibrational spectra of tetracene cations, generated by vapor-phase electron bombardment and deposited in an argon matrix, have been recorded. Integrated intensities of the infrared bands of neutral and cationic tetracene compare well with a recent density functional calculation by
Vibrational and electronic spectra of matrix-isolated pentacene cations and anions
โ Scribed by Jan Szczepanski; Christine Wehlburg; Martin Vala
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 557 KB
- Volume
- 232
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-2614
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โฆ Synopsis
Pentacene cations and anions have been formed by electron bombardment of a vapor phase mixture of pentacene, Ar and CC14 and trapped in an argon matrix. The electronic and infrared spectra of both ions have been recorded. Increasing concentrations of CC14 resulted in the eventual disappearance of the anion spectrum. The intensity distributions of the IR spectra of the ions are similar but differ markedly from the distribution of neutral pentacene. The ion intensities resemble the distribution of the so-called interstellar 'unidentified infrared' bands. The visible bands of neutral, cationic and anionic pentacene are compared with the diffuse interstellar bands.
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