Negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy confirms the prediction that D3h carbon trioxide (CO3) has a singlet ground state

Journal Article
Chemical Science, vol. 7, iss. 2, pp. 1142-1150, 2016
Authors
David A. Hrovat, Gao-Lei Hou, Bo Chen, Xue-Bin Wang, Weston Thatcher Borden
Abstract

The CO3 radical anion (CO3˙) has been formed by electrospraying carbonate dianion (CO32−) into the gas phase.

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