Formation of pyrimidine dimer radical anions in the gas phase.
Crossed-beam experiments revealed that attachment of a free electron to the cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers c,s-DMT<>DMT and c,a-DMT<>DMT leads to the formation of dimer radical anions with the lifetime of at least 80 micros, thus showing that the latter are much more stable than previously believed.
Edtbauer
Achim
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Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik, Leopold-Franzens-Universität, Technikerstr. 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Russell
Katherine
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Feketeová
Linda
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Taubitz
Jörg
J
Mitterdorfer
Christian
C
Denifl
Stephan
S
O'Hair
Richard A J
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Märk
Tilmann D
TD
Scheier
Paul
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Wille
Uta
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D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers / Q000737:chemistry*
D000838:Anions; D005609:Free Radicals; D005740:Gases; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers