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Benzylium versus Tropylium Ion Dichotomy: Vibrational Spectroscopy of Gaseous C 8 H 9 + Ions
Author(s) -
Chiavarino Barbara,
Crestoni Maria Elisa,
Dopfer Otto,
Maitre Philippe,
Fornarini Simonetta
Publication year - 2012
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/anie.201200558
Subject(s) - carbocation , ion , infrared spectroscopy , dissociation (chemistry) , chemistry , spectroscopy , infrared , photochemistry , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Definitely different : The path towards sorting out a long‐standing dichotomy in carbocation chemistry is disclosed by infrared multiple photon dissociation spectroscopy of tropylium and benzylium isomers of C 8 H 9 + ions (see picture).