Dissociation of Benzene Dication [C6H6]2+: Exploring the Potential Energy Surface
- 10 November 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
- Vol. 109 (50), 11551-11559
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jp053907y
Abstract
The singlet potential energy surface for the dissociation of benzene dication has been explored, and its three major dissociation channels have been studied: C6H62+ → C3H3+ + C3H3+, C4H3+ + C2H3+, and C5H3+ + CH3+. The calculated energetics suggest that the products will be formed with considerable translational energy because of the Coulomb repulsion between the charged fragments. The calculated energy release in the three channels shows a qualitative agreement with the experimentally observed kinetic energy release. The formation of certain intermediates is found to be common to the three dissociation channels.Keywords
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