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Isolation of the Phenyl Cation in a Solid Argon Matrix
Author(s) -
Winkler Michael,
Sander Wolfram
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20000602)39:11<2014::aid-anie2014>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - matrix isolation , argon , benzene , solid state , chemistry , photodissociation , spectroscopy , multiplicity (mathematics) , ion , matrix (chemical analysis) , infrared spectroscopy , ground state , photochemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , atomic physics , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , chromatography , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Vacuum UV photolysis of halobenzenes 1 results in the formation of the phenyl cation ( 2 ), which is isolated in solid argon matrices. The structure and ground‐state multiplicity of 2 were unequivocally determined by IR spectroscopy in combination with isotopic labeling experiments and comparisons with DFT calculations. Furthermore, 2 can be captured by N 2 to form the benzene diazonium ion.