CONSIDERABLE STABILITY AND VISIBLE ABSORPTION OF THE BENZENE-WATER HEXAMER CLUSTER ANION

Authors
MAEYAMA T OIKAWA T SEGUCHI K MIKAMI W
Citation
T. Maeyama et al., CONSIDERABLE STABILITY AND VISIBLE ABSORPTION OF THE BENZENE-WATER HEXAMER CLUSTER ANION, The journal of physical chemistry. A, Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment, & general theory, 101(45), 1997, pp. 8371-8373
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
The journal of physical chemistry. A, Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment, & general theory → ACNP
ISSN journal
10895639
Volume
101
Issue
45
Year of publication
1997
Pages
8371 - 8373
Database
ISI
SICI code
1089-5639(1997)101:45<8371:CSAVAO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Time-of-flight mass spectrometry and photodestruction spectroscopy hav e been carried out for cluster anions of benzene-water, Bz(m)(H2O)(n)( -). We have found that a distinct magic number n = 6 is associated wit h all the species of m = 1-8 and that an intense photoabsorption of Bz (H2O)(6)(-) occurs in the visible region. The results indicate that th ere is a strong interaction between the excess electron and valence or bitals of benzene, suggesting that these cluster anions can be a new m odel for the scavenging process of solvated electrons in condensed pha ses.