Geometries and excited-state dynamics of van der Waals dimers and higher clusters of 1-cyanonaphthalene.
Mass-selected resonant two-photon ionization and infrared-ultraviolet double-resonance spectroscopies are combined with correlated (second Moller-Plesset perturbation) quantum chemistry calculation to probe electronic spectra and ground-state geometries of the jet-cooled dimer and higher clusters of 1-cyanonaphthalene. The results indicate that the dimer and trimer have stacked geometries, consistent with the highly efficient, rapid excimer formation that follows photoexcitation of the ground-state clusters.
Fujiwara
Takashige
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Department of Chemistry and The Center for Laser and Optical Spectroscopy, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3601, USA.
Campos Ramos
Ricardo
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Zgierski
Marek Z
MZ
Lim
Edward C
EC