CO4, the proof: Although theoretically predicted to be detectable, CO4 has proved so far experimentally elusive. We report its discovery as a result of a mass spectrometric and theoretical study showing that CO4 does exist as a metastable molecule in the gas phase, with a lifetime = 1 μs (see picture showing the neutralization - reionization MS of CO4+ with arrows indicating the recovery peaks).
Carbon tetraoxide: Theoretically predicted and experimentally detected / Cacace, Fulvio; DE PETRIS, Giulia; Marzio, Rosi; Troiani, Anna. - In: ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE. INTERNATIONAL EDITION. - ISSN 1433-7851. - STAMPA. - 42:26(2003), pp. 2985-2990. [10.1002/anie.200350936]
Carbon tetraoxide: Theoretically predicted and experimentally detected
CACACE, Fulvio;DE PETRIS, GIULIA;TROIANI, Anna
2003
Abstract
CO4, the proof: Although theoretically predicted to be detectable, CO4 has proved so far experimentally elusive. We report its discovery as a result of a mass spectrometric and theoretical study showing that CO4 does exist as a metastable molecule in the gas phase, with a lifetime = 1 μs (see picture showing the neutralization - reionization MS of CO4+ with arrows indicating the recovery peaks).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
