Naslov
Nitrosamines: A challenge for theory and experiment

Autori
Novak, Igor ; Kovač, Branka

Izvornik
Chemical Physics Letters (0009-2614) 445 (2007), 4-6; 129-132

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
nitrosoamines; 1-nitrosopyrrolidine; electronic structure; photoelectron spectroscopy

Sažetak
The electronic structure of 1-nitrosopyrrolidine has been investigated by HeI and HeII UV photoelectron spectroscopy and DFT/ CCSD/OVGF calculations. Even high-levels of theory and large basis sets failed to reproduce the measured molecular structure or vertical ionization energies in a consistent manner. The unexpectedly large intensity enhancement of the band corresponding to HOMO ionization was observed in the HeII photoelectron spectrum of 1-nitrosopyrrolidine. Our results indicate that the HOMO and SHOMO ionizations in N-nitrosamines have r and p characters, respectively rather than the reverse as was previously thought. We relate the electronic structure to the genotoxic, carcinogenic properties of N-nitroso compounds.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija

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