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.