Resonant Two-Photon Ionization Studies of C₆H₆-X_n Clusters

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Experimental Methods

  • Rotational band contour analysis

  • Symmetry reduction as a vibronic level structural probe

  • Frequency shifts and cluster ion fragmentation

  • Dispersed fluorescence scans

  • Fluorescence lifetimes

  • Intermolecular vibrational structure

• Results on the C₆H₆-X Complexes

  • C₆H₆-Ar and C₆H₆-(Ar)₂

  • C₆H₆-HCl

  • C₆H₆-CHCl₃

  • C₆H₆-CCl₄

  • C₆H₆-H₂O

  • C₆-H₆CH₃OH

• The π Hydrogen Bond

  • MMC Calculations on C₆H₆-HCl and C₆H₆-H₂O

  • OPLS Calculations on C₆H₆-CHCl₃ and C₆H₆-CH₃OH

  • Some Comments on the π Hydrogen Bond

• Larger C₆H-X_n Clusters

  • C₆H₆-(H₂O)_n Clusters, n = 2-5

    • C₆H₆-(H₂O)₂

    • C₆H₆-(H₂O)_3-5

  • C₆H₆-(CH₃OH)_m Clusters, m = 2-5

  • C₆H₆-(H₂O)_n (CH₃OH)_m, (n + m) ≤ 4

  • MMC and OPLS calculations on BW_n, BM_m and BW_nM_m

• Concluding Remarks

• Acknowledgements

• References