Halogenated benzene radical cations and ground state degeneracy splitting by asymmetric substitution

V.E. Bondybey; C.R. Vaughn; T.A. Miller; J.H. English; R.H. Shiley

doi:10.1063/1.441120

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Halogenated benzene radical cations and ground state degeneracy splitting by asymmetric substitution

V.E. Bondybey·C.R. Vaughn·T.A. Miller·J.H. English·R.H. Shiley

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The absorption and laser induced fluorescence of several halogenated benzene radical cations were studied in solid Ne matrices. The spectra of 1,2,4-trifluorobenzene, l,3-dichloro-5-fluorobenzene, and l-chloro-3,5- difluorobenzene radical cations are observed and analyzed. Studies of fluorescence polarization and a photoselection technique were used to examine the splitting of the degeneracy of the benzene cation ground state by asymmetric subsitution. ?? 1981 American Institute of Physics.

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V.E. Bondybey, C.R. Vaughn, T.A. Miller, J.H. English, R.H. Shiley. 1981. Halogenated benzene radical cations and ground state degeneracy splitting by asymmetric substitution. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.441120

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