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Gas Phase Detection of Benzocyclopropenyl
Surajit Maity1, Mathias Steglich1, John P Maier1
1Department of Chemistry, University of Basel , Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
Abstract:
The gas phase detection of benzocyclopropenyl is reported. In this aromatic resonance stabilized radical, a large angular strain is present due to a three-membered ring annelated to a benzene. The resonant two-color two-photon ionization technique is used to record the D1((2)A2) ← D0((2)B1) electronic transition of this radical after the in situ synthesis in a discharge source. The spectrum features absorptions up to 3300 cm(-1) above the origin band at 19,305 cm(-1). Benzocyclopropenyl is possibly the major product of the bimolecular reaction of benzene and an atomic carbon at low temperatures.
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