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Silva WGDP, van Wijngaarden J. Disentangling the Conformational Space and Structural Preferences of Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol Using Rotational Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry. Chemphyschem 2024; 25:e202400298. [PMID: 38637291 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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The influence of the hydroxymethyl (CH2OH) group on the tetrahydrofuran (THF) ring structure was investigated by disentangling the gas phase conformational landscape of the sugar analogue tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA). By combining rotational spectroscopy (6-20 GHz) and quantum chemical calculations, transitions corresponding to two stable conformers of THFA and their 13C isotopologues were observed and assigned in the rotational spectrum. The positions of the C atoms were precisely determined to unambiguously distinguish between nearly isoenergetic pairs of conformers that differ in their ring configurations: envelope (E) versus twist (T). The rotational spectrum confirms that the E ring geometry is favoured when the CH2OH fragment lies gauche (-) to the THF backbone (OCCO ~-60°) whereas the T form is more stable for the gauche (+) alignment of the substituent (OCCO ~+60°). The observed spectral intensities suggest that conformational relaxation of the THF geometry (E↔T) to the more stable form readily occurs within the pairs of g- and g+ conformers which is consistent with the low barriers (1.5-1.7 kJ mol-1) for conversion determined via transition state calculations. Insights into the intramolecular hydrogen bonding and other weak interactions stabilizing the lowest energy structures of THFA were derived and rationalized using non-covalent interaction analyses.
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- Weslley G D P Silva
- I. Physikalisches Institut, Universität zu Köln, Zülpicher Str. 77, 50937, Köln, Germany
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Jones D, Ali E, Chakraborty H, Ning C, García G, Madison D, Brunger M. A dynamical (e,2e) investigation into the ionization of pyrazine. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.139000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ali E, Chakraborty HS, Madison DH. Improved theoretical calculations for electron-impact ionization of DNA analogue molecules. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:124303. [PMID: 32241131 DOI: 10.1063/1.5143148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ionizing interactions between charged particles and molecules of biological relevance have attracted considerable interest in the last decade due to its importance in medical radiation therapy. We have previously calculated triply differential cross sections for five biomolecules in collaboration with experimental groups. We used the molecular 3-body distorted wave approximation for these calculations. For ionization of biomolecules, experimentalists are unable to determine the orientation of the molecule at the time of ionization, which means that the calculated cross sections need to be averaged over all molecular orientations. At the time the calculations were performed, it was not numerically feasible for us to perform proper averaging over orientations, so we introduced the orientation averaged molecular orbital approximation to make the calculations possible. We now have the computational capability to properly perform this average, so, here, we present new results with a proper average over orientations and compare with the previous calculations and experiment. Since the original calculations, results from two different distorted-wave models have also been published and the new results will also be compared with those calculations. Overall, the new results are in better agreement with the experiment.
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- Esam Ali
- Department of Natural Sciences, D. L. Hubbard Center for Innovation, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri 64468, USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences, D. L. Hubbard Center for Innovation, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri 64468, USA
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- Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65402, USA
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Jones DB, Ali E, Ning CG, Ferreira da Silva F, Ingólfsson O, Lopes MCA, Chakraborty HS, Madison DH, Brunger MJ. A dynamical (e,2e) investigation into the ionization of the outermost orbitals of R-carvone. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:124306. [PMID: 31575183 DOI: 10.1063/1.5123526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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We report an experimental and theoretical investigation into the dynamics of electron-impact ionization of R-carvone. Experimental triple differential cross sections are obtained in asymmetric coplanar kinematic conditions for the ionization of the unresolved combination of the three outermost molecular orbitals (41a-39a) of R-carvone. These cross sections are compared with theoretical cross sections calculated within a molecular 3-body distorted wave (M3DW) framework employing either a proper orientation average or orbital average to account for the random orientation of the molecule probed in the experiment. Here, we observe that the overall scattering behavior observed in the experiment is fairly well reproduced within the M3DW framework when implementing the proper average over orientations. The character of the ionized orbitals also provides some qualitative explanation for the observed scattering behavior. This represents substantial progress when trying to describe the scattering dynamics observed for larger molecules under intermediate-impact energy and asymmetric energy sharing scattering conditions.
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- D B Jones
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Department of Natural Sciences, D. L. Hubbard Center for Innovation, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri 64468, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry and Science Institute, University of Iceland, 107 Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Natural Sciences, D. L. Hubbard Center for Innovation, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri 64468, USA
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- Department of Physics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, USA
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Xu X, Gong M, Li X, Zhang SB, Chen X. Theoretical study of (e, 2e) triple differential cross sections of tetrahydrofuran using multicenter distorted-wave method. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:244104. [PMID: 29960345 DOI: 10.1063/1.5029428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We present in this work a theoretical study of the triple differential cross sections for electron-impact single ionization of 12a' and 9b orbitals of a tetrahydrofuran molecule. The calculations are performed by the multicenter distorted-wave (MCDW) method in coplanar asymmetric kinematics with an incident electron energy of 250 eV, where previous (e, 2e) experiments and theories are available for comparison. The present calculations reproduce the experimental measurements satisfactorily, indicating that the MCDW method can be easily extended to study biomolecules with sufficiently high calculation efficiency.
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- Xiaojie Xu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xian 710119, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Jones DB, da Costa RF, Kossoski F, Varella MTDN, Bettega MHF, Ferreira da Silva F, Limão-Vieira P, García G, Lima MAP, White RD, Brunger MJ. Electron-impact electronic-state excitation of para-benzoquinone. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:124312. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5023494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- D. B. Jones
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29075-910 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Jin S, Hu Y, Wang P, Zhan H, Lu Q, Liu F, Sheng L. Hydrogen bonding and dominant conformations of hydrated sugar analogue complexes using tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol as the model sugar molecule. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:7351-7360. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp07935d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Water molecules, which serve as both hydrogen bond donors and acceptors, have been found to influence the conformational landscape of gas-phase phenyl-β-d-glucopyranoside.
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- Shan Jin
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science
- College of Biophotonics
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510631
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science
- College of Biophotonics
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510631
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science
- College of Biophotonics
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510631
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science
- College of Biophotonics
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510631
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science
- College of Biophotonics
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510631
- P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P. R. China
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Wang P, Hu Y, Zhan H, Chen J, Jin S, Song W, Li Y. Vibrational spectroscopy of the mass-selected tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol monomers and its dimers in gas phase using IR depletion and VUV single photon ionization. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2017; 185:63-68. [PMID: 28544895 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.04.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Revised: 04/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA, C5H10O2) is a close chemical analog of the sugar rings present in the phosphate-deoxyribose backbone structure of the nucleic acids. In present report, the infrared (IR) spectra of the size-selected THFA monomer and its dimer have been investigated in a pulsed supersonic jet using infrared-vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) ionization. Herein, the laser light at 118nm wavelength served as the source of "soft" ionization in a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The IR features for the monomers located at 3622cm-1 can be assigned to the intramolecular hydrogen bonding stretch vibrations mainly referring to A and C conformers. Compared with the monomer, however, characteristic peaks for the dimer centered at 3415 and 3453cm-1, red shifted 207 and 169cm-1, respectively, were associated with the intermolecular hydrogen bonding stretch vibrations. Combined with the quantum-chemical calculations, the dimer in the gas phase preferred cyclic AC conformer stabled by forming two strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds, which shown the high hydrogen bond selectivity in the cluster. The conclusions drawn from the role played in the conformational flexibility by the hydroxyl and ether groups may be extended to other biomolecules.
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- Pengchao Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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Dampc M, Mielewska B, Siggel-King MR, King GC, Zubek M. A study of the photoelectron spectra of α-tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol over the outer valence energy region (9–25 eV). Chem Phys Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2017.04.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Brunger MJ. Electron scattering and transport in biofuels, biomolecules and biomass fragments. INT REV PHYS CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/0144235x.2017.1301030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Jones DB, Ali E, Ning CG, Colgan J, Ingólfsson O, Madison DH, Brunger MJ. Electron impact ionization dynamics of para-benzoquinone. J Chem Phys 2016; 145:164306. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4965919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- D. B. Jones
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia
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- Department of Physics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, USA
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- Department of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Science Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Iceland, Dunhagi 3, 107 Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Department of Physics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, USA
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia
- Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Jones DB, Ali E, Nixon KL, Limão-Vieira P, Hubin-Franskin MJ, Delwiche J, Ning CG, Colgan J, Murray AJ, Madison DH, Brunger MJ. Electron- and photon-impact ionization of furfural. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:184310. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4935444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- D. B. Jones
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Department of Physics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, USA
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
- School of Biology, Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, United Kingdom
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Départment de Chimie, Université de Liège, Institut de Chimie-Bât. B6C, B-4000 Liège 1, Belgium
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- Départment de Chimie, Université de Liège, Institut de Chimie-Bât. B6C, B-4000 Liège 1, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Photon Science Institute, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, USA
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
- Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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da Silva GB, Neves RFC, Chiari L, Jones DB, Ali E, Madison DH, Ning CG, Nixon KL, Lopes MCA, Brunger MJ. Triply differential (e,2e) studies of phenol. J Chem Phys 2015; 141:124307. [PMID: 25273437 DOI: 10.1063/1.4896072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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We have measured (e,2e) triple differential cross sections (TDCS) for the electron-impact ionisation of phenol with coplanar asymmetrical kinematics for an incident electron energy of 250 eV. Experimental measurements of the angular distribution of the slow outgoing electrons at 20 eV are obtained when the incident electron scatters through angles of -5°, -10°, and -15°, respectively. The TDCS data are compared with calculations performed within the molecular 3-body distorted wave model. In this case, a mixed level of agreement, that was dependent on the kinematical condition being probed, was observed between the theoretical and experimental results in the binary peak region. The experimental intensity of the recoil features under all kinematical conditions was relatively small, but was still largely underestimated by the theoretical calculations.
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- G B da Silva
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Department of Physics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, USA
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- Department of Physics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, USA
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- Department of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Departamento de Física, UFJF, Juiz de Fora, 36036-330, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, UFJF, Juiz de Fora, 36036-330, MG, Brazil
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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Builth-Williams JD, da Silva GB, Chiari L, Jones DB, Chaluvadi H, Madison DH, Brunger MJ. Dynamical (e,2e) studies of tetrahydropyran and 1,4-dioxane. J Chem Phys 2015; 140:214312. [PMID: 24908013 DOI: 10.1063/1.4880204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We present experimental and theoretical results for the electron-impact ionization of the highest occupied molecular orbitals of tetrahydropyran and 1,4-dioxane. Using an (e,2e) technique in asymmetric coplanar kinematics, angular distributions of the slow ejected electron, with an energy of 20 eV, are measured when incident electrons at 250 eV ionize the target and scatter through an angle of either -10° or -15°. The data are compared with calculations performed at the molecular 3-body distorted wave level. Fair agreement between the theoretical model and the experimental measurements was observed. The similar structures for these targets provide key insights for assessing the limitations of the theoretical calculations. This study in turn facilitates an improved understanding of the dynamics in the ionization process.
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- J D Builth-Williams
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Department of Physics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, USA
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- Department of Physics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, USA
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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Do TPT, Duque HV, Lopes MCA, Konovalov DA, White RD, Brunger MJ, Jones DB. Differential cross sections for electron-impact vibrational-excitation of tetrahydrofuran at intermediate impact energies. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:124306. [PMID: 25833578 DOI: 10.1063/1.4915888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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We report differential cross sections (DCSs) for electron-impact vibrational-excitation of tetrahydrofuran, at intermediate incident electron energies (15-50 eV) and over the 10°-90° scattered electron angular range. These measurements extend the available DCS data for vibrational excitation for this species, which have previously been obtained at lower incident electron energies (≤20 eV). Where possible, our data are compared to the earlier measurements in the overlapping energy ranges. Here, quite good agreement was generally observed where the measurements overlapped.
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- T P T Do
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-330 Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- College of Science, Technology and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- College of Science, Technology and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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Limão-Vieira P, Duflot D, Hubin-Franskin MJ, Delwiche J, Hoffmann SV, Chiari L, Jones DB, Brunger MJ, Lopes MCA. Electronic states of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA) as studied by VUV spectroscopy and ab initio calculations. J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:6425-34. [PMID: 24742321 DOI: 10.1021/jp501634w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The electronic spectroscopy of isolated tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA) in the gas phase has been investigated using high-resolution photoabsorption spectroscopy in the 5.0-10.8 eV energy-range, with absolute cross-section measurements derived. The He(I) photoelectron spectrum was also collected to quantify ionization energies in the 9-16 eV spectral region. These experiments are supported by the first high-level ab initio calculations performed on the excited states of the neutral molecule and on the ground and excited state of the positive ion. The good agreement between the theoretical results and the measurements allows us to quantify for the first time the electronic-state spectroscopy of THFA. The present work also considers the question of the lowest energy conformers of the molecule and its population distribution at room temperature.
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- P Limão-Vieira
- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa , 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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Chiari L, Duque HV, Jones DB, Thorn PA, Pettifer Z, da Silva GB, Limão-Vieira P, Duflot D, Hubin-Franskin MJ, Delwiche J, Blanco F, García G, Lopes MCA, Ratnavelu K, White RD, Brunger MJ. Differential cross sections for intermediate-energy electron scattering from α-tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol: excitation of electronic-states. J Chem Phys 2014; 141:024301. [PMID: 25028013 DOI: 10.1063/1.4885856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
We report on measurements of differential cross sections (DCSs) for electron impact excitation of a series of Rydberg electronic-states in α-tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA). The energy range of these experiments was 20-50 eV, while the scattered electron was detected in the 10°-90° angular range. There are currently no other experimental data or theoretical computations against which we can directly compare the present measured results. Nonetheless, we are able to compare our THFA DCSs with earlier cross section measurements for Rydberg-state electronic excitation for tetrahydrofuran, a similar cyclic ether, from Do et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 134, 144302 (2011)]. In addition, "rotationally averaged" elastic DCSs, calculated using our independent atom model with screened additivity rule correction approach are also reported. Those latter results give integral cross sections consistent with the optical theorem, and supercede those from the only previous study of Milosavljević et al. [Eur. Phys. J. D 40, 107 (2006)].
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- L Chiari
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules, UMR CNRS 8523, Université Lille, F-59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Départment de Chimie, Université de Liège, Institut de Chimie-Bât. B6C, B-4000 Liège 1, Belgium
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- Départment de Chimie, Université de Liège, Institut de Chimie-Bât. B6C, B-4000 Liège 1, Belgium
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Madrid E-28006, Spain
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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- Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, 4810 Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Duque H, Chiari L, Jones D, Thorn P, Pettifer Z, da Silva G, Limão-Vieira P, Duflot D, Hubin-Franskin MJ, Delwiche J, Blanco F, García G, Lopes M, Ratnavelu K, White R, Brunger M. Cross sections for electron scattering from α-tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. Chem Phys Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2014.05.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Duque HV, Chiari L, Jones DB, Pettifer Z, da Silva GB, Limão-Vieira P, Blanco F, García G, White RD, Lopes MCA, Brunger MJ. Intermediate-energy differential and integral cross sections for vibrational excitation in α-tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. J Chem Phys 2014; 140:214306. [PMID: 24908007 DOI: 10.1063/1.4879779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Differential and integral cross section measurements, for incident electron energies in the 20-50 eV range, are reported for excitation of several composite vibrational modes in α-tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA). Optimisation and frequency calculations, using GAUSSIAN 09 at the B3LYP/aug-cc-pVDZ level, were also undertaken for the two most abundant conformers of THFA, with results being reported for their respective mode classifications and excitation energies. Those calculations assisted us in the experimental assignments of the composite features observed in our measured energy loss spectra. There are, to the best of our knowledge, no other experimental or theoretical data currently available in the literature against which we can compare the present results.
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- H V Duque
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Madrid E-28006, Spain
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, 4810 Queensland, Australia
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Builth-Williams JD, Bellm SM, Chiari L, Thorn PA, Jones DB, Chaluvadi H, Madison DH, Ning CG, Lohmann B, da Silva GB, Brunger MJ. A dynamical (e,2e) investigation of the structurally related cyclic ethers tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, and 1,4-dioxane. J Chem Phys 2013; 139:034306. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4813237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Dynamical (e,2e) investigations of tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol as DNA analogues. Chem Phys Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2013.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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