PhysChemComm · 2001 · 29 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhysicsMolecular PhysicsPhysical ChemistrySpectroscopyAtomic IonizationCluster ChemistryElectronic Excited StatesMolecular Excited StatesReaction DynamicsExcited-state DynamicsExcited-state ReactivityHydrogen Atom TransferIndole ChemistryIonizationMolecular Clusters
The dynamics of excited state indole–(NH 3 ) n clusters has been investigated with two-color two-photon ionization. Mass spectra recorded with delayed ionization indicate that a hydrogen transfer reaction indole(S 1 )–(NH 3 ) n → C 8 H 6 N • + NH 4 (NH 3 ) n – 1 occurs for n = 3, 4, 5.