IR Database of

Matrix Isolated Cationic Simple PAHs

Note: All spectra are neutral species matrix isolated in argon and collected with a Nicolet 740 as described in references 1 and 2 unless otherwise noted. ASCII data files are in tab-delimited format; click and hold to "save this link as..." a data file.

Molecule

Major Bands

Spectra (cm-1)

Ref.

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Anthracene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
3
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Phenanthrene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
2
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Pyrene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
2
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Tetracene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
3
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Benz(a)anthracene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
4
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Chrysene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
4
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Pentacene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
3
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Benzo(e)pyrene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
2
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Benzo(ghi)perylene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
2
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Coronene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
2
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Hexabenzocoronene A

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
-
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Dicoronylene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
-
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Benzo(a)fluoranthene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
5
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Benzo(b)fluoranthene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
5
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Benzo(j)fluoranthene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
5
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Benzo(k)fluoranthene

HTML List of bands

ASCII List of bands

none
5


References


1. Infrared Spectroscopy of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Cations 1: Matrix Isolated Naphthalene and Perdeuterated Naphthalene, D.M. Hudgins, S.A. Sandford, and L.J. Allamandola, J.Phys.Chem., 98, 4243 (1994)

2. Infrared Spectroscopy of Matrix-Isolated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Cations 2: The Members of the Thermodynamically Most Favorable Series through Coronene, D.M. Hudgins and L.J. Allamandola, J.Phys.Chem., 99, 3033 (1995).

3. Infrared Spectroscopy of Matrix-Isolated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Cations 3. The Polyacenes Anthracene, Tetracene, and Pentacene, D.M. Hudgins and L.J. Allamandola, J.Phys.Chem., 99, 8978 (1995).

4. Infrared Spectroscopy of Matrix-Isolated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Cations 4. The Tetracyclic PAHs, D.M. Hudgins and L.J. Allamandola, 101, 3472-3477, 1997.

5. Infrared Spectroscopy of Matrix-Isolated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Cations 5. Fluoranthene and the Planar Benzofluoranthenes, D.M. Hudgins and L.J. Allamandola, J.Phys.Chem., (in preparation)


This database was last updated on Tue, Jan 4, 2000 and is maintained by Dr. Douglas Hudgins of the Astrochemistry Laboraotory at NASA Ames Research Center.