Croatica Chemica Acta, Vol. 87 No. 4, 2014.
Short communication, Note
https://doi.org/10.5562/cca2438
UV Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Outer Valence Electronic Structure of Dihalobenzenes
Igor Novak
orcid.org/0000-0002-3413-2605
; Charles Sturt University, POB 883, Orange NSW 2800, Australia
Leo Klasinc
; Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia;Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA 70803, USA
Boris Šket
; University of Ljubljana, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Delano P. Chong
; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z1
Sean P. McGlynn
; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA 70803, USA
Abstract
The electronic structures of nine dihalobenzenes (C6H4FX; X = Cl, Br, I) have been studied by UV photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) and assigned by comparison with the reported spectra of monoha-lobenzenes (C6H5X; X = Cl, Br, I). and quantum chemical calculations. Our results show that the fluorine substituent modifies energies of π- and halogen lone pair orbitals to a significant degree depending on its location (topology). We also demonstrate that the inductive effect of fluorine atom on the benzene ring can be readily observed and interpreted.
Keywords
halobenzenes; inductive effect; resonance effect
Hrčak ID:
131551
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Publication date:
22.12.2014.
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