Jahn-Teller distortion and dissociation of CCl<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup> by transient X-ray spectroscopy simultaneously at the carbon K- and chlorine L-edge
Andrew D. Ross, Diptarka Hait, Valeriu Scutelnic, Eric A. Haugen, Enrico Ridente, Mikias B. Balkew, Daniel M. Neumark, Martin Head‐Gordon, Stephen R. Leone
Abstract
Dynamics of CCl 4 + prepared by 800 nm strong-field ionization, as studied with X-ray transient absorption spectroscopy (XTAS) and quantum chemical calculations.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryDissociation (chemistry)IonizationSpectroscopyJahn–Teller effectDensity functional theoryAtomic physicsK-edgeTetrahedral symmetryIonAbsorption spectroscopyMolecular physicsCrystallographyComputational chemistryPhysical chemistryPhysicsRotational symmetryMechanicsQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistryAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis