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1,6-Methano[10]annulene has a Delocalized Structure in S0 and S1 : High-Resolution Spectroscopy in a Supersonic Jet
Reinhold Seiler1, Bernhard Dick1
1Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie Universität Regensburg 93040 Regensburg (Germany) Fax: (+49) 941-943-4488.
Abstract:
For the ground state of the Hückel aromatic ring 1,6-methano[10]annulene (MA) both a localized and a delocalized structure have been proposed in the past, depending on the theoretical methods used. A high-resolution electronic spectrum in a supersonic jet unambiguously shows that isolated, ultracold MA has a delocalized structure in its S0 ground state as well as in its S1 excited state.
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