Electron Impact Studies of Aromatic Hydrocarbons. I. Benzene, Naphthalene, Anthracene, and Phenanthrene

A systematic survey of ionization-dissociation processes of fused-ring aromatic compounds is initiated. Mass spectra and appearance potentials of the singly and doubly charged molecule ions are reported. The observed ionization potentials of benzene (9.38 ev), naphthalene (8.26 ev), anthracene (7.55...

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Published in:The Journal of chemical physics 1959-12, Vol.31 (6), p.1557-1562
Main Authors: Wacks, Morton E., Dibeler, Vernon H.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A systematic survey of ionization-dissociation processes of fused-ring aromatic compounds is initiated. Mass spectra and appearance potentials of the singly and doubly charged molecule ions are reported. The observed ionization potentials of benzene (9.38 ev), naphthalene (8.26 ev), anthracene (7.55 ev), and phenanthrene (8.03 ev) are compared with available spectroscopic data, with values obtained from molecular orbital calculations, and with other electron impact data. The empirical method of group equivalents is extended to the calculation of the ionization potentials of the fused-ring aromatic compounds.
ISSN:0021-9606
1089-7690
DOI:10.1063/1.1730652