Electron Attachment to Isolated Molecules as a Probe to Understand Mitochondrial Reductive Processes.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1270-5_7
Abstract: This chapter describes the complementary experimental techniques Electron Transmission Spectroscopy and Dissociative Electron Attachment Spectroscopy, two of the most suitable means for investigating interactions between electrons and gas-phase molecules, resonance formation of temporary molecular negative… read more here.
Keywords: electron attachment; attachment isolated; dissociative electron; spectroscopy ... See more keywords
Electron Attachment and Electron Ionization of Formic Acid Clusters Embedded in Helium Nanodroplets
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DOI: 10.1007/s13361-018-02124-z
Abstract: AbstractWe report the results of an experimental study of electron ionization of large helium nanodroplets doped with formic acid (FA). Several homologous series of cluster anions are observed, including [FAn-H]−, undissociated FAn−, and these ions… read more here.
Keywords: electron attachment; acid clusters; formic acid; electron ionization ... See more keywords
Intramolecular Proton Transfer in the Radical Anion of Cytidine Monophosphate Sheds Light on the Sensitivities of Dry vs Wet DNA to Electron Attachment-Induced Damage
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DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c00591
Abstract: Single-strand breaks (SSBs) induced via electron attachment were previously observed in dry DNA under ultrahigh vacuum (UHV), while hydrated electrons were found not able to induce this DNA damage in an aqueous solution. To explain… read more here.
Keywords: attachment; dna; proton transfer; electron attachment ... See more keywords
Symmetry breaking by quantum coherence in single electron attachment
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DOI: 10.1038/nphys4289
Abstract: Resonant electron attachment and subsequent dissociation of diatomic molecules is shown to exhibit spatial asymmetry as a consequence of coherent excitation and subsequent interference between reaction pathways. read more here.
Keywords: quantum coherence; electron attachment; symmetry breaking; breaking quantum ... See more keywords
Decomposition of triazole and 3-nitrotriazole upon low-energy electron attachment
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DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01162c
Abstract: Compounds based on nitrotriazole have been studied for their application as potential radiosensitizers for the treatment of tumors and as energetic materials. In the former application, the initial reduction of the compounds may serve as… read more here.
Keywords: low energy; triazole nitrotriazole; electron attachment; decomposition triazole ... See more keywords
Dissociative electron attachment cross sections for ro-vibrationally excited NO molecule and N − anion formation
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/abbae3
Abstract: Motivated by the huge need of data for non-equilibrium plasma modeling, a theoretical investigation of dissociative electron attachment to the NO molecule is performed. The calculations presented here are based on the Local-Complex-Potential approach, taking… read more here.
Keywords: dissociative electron; cross sections; cross; electron ... See more keywords
Nonlocal complex potential theory of dissociative electron attachment: Inclusion of two vibrational modes
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DOI: 10.1103/physreva.102.022802
Abstract: The process of dissociative electron attachment (DEA) to molecules with several vibrational degrees of freedom is usually treated in the approximation of the local potential for the description of the nuclear motion. We develop the… read more here.
Keywords: electron attachment; theory; complex potential; nonlocal complex ... See more keywords
Electron Attachment Studies with the Potential Radiosensitizer 2-Nitrofuran
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms21238906
Abstract: Nitrofurans belong to the class of drugs typically used as antibiotics or antimicrobials. The defining structural component is a furan ring with a nitro group attached. In the present investigation, electron attachment to 2-nitrofuran (C4H3NO3),… read more here.
Keywords: potential radiosensitizer; electron attachment; attachment studies; studies potential ... See more keywords
HF Formation through Dissociative Electron Attachment—A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study on Pentafluorothiophenol and 2-Fluorothiophenol
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052430
Abstract: In chemoradiation therapy, dissociative electron attachment (DEA) may play an important role with respect to the efficiency of the radiosensitizers used. The rational tailoring of such radiosensitizers to be more susceptive to DEA may thus… read more here.
Keywords: dea; dissociative electron; orbital structure; electron attachment ... See more keywords
Electron Attachment to 5-Fluorouracil: The Role of Hydrogen Fluoride in Dissociation Chemistry
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158325
Abstract: We investigate dissociative electron attachment to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) employing a crossed electron-molecular beam experiment and quantum chemical calculations. Upon the formation of the 5-FU− anion, 12 different fragmentation products are observed, the most probable dissociation… read more here.
Keywords: electron attachment; chemistry; dissociation; attachment fluorouracil ... See more keywords