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Title: Electron-induced proton transfer (EIPT) in 2-hydroxypyridine/2-pyridone tautomeric dimer anions: A photoelectron spectroscopic and density functional theory study
Award ID(s):
1664182
PAR ID:
10168051
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Chemical Physics Letters
Volume:
730
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0009-2614
Page Range / eLocation ID:
634 to 637
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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