On the experimental evidences for 7-azaindole base-pair model ultrafast phototautomerization

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作者：

Douhal, A

Moreno, M

Lluch, JM

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[1] Univ Castilla La Mancha, Dept Quim Fis, Fac Ciencias Medio Ambiente, Toledo 45071, Spain

[2] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Quim, Unitat Quim Fis, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

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CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS | 2000年 / 324卷 / 1-3期

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10.1016/S0009-2614(00)00571-6

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

In this Letter, we examine the inconsistencies of the model for the 7-azaindole base-pair phototautomerization presented by Catalan et al. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 96 (1999) 8338; Chem. Phys. Lett. 318 (2000) 629) citing up-to-date experiments utilizing modern techniques in molecular science. We also present evidence that rejects the 'theorem' (del Valle et al., Int. J. Quant. Chem. 77 (2000) 118) presented by these authors based on the fortuitous coincidence of the fluorescence bands of the cation and anion in 7-azaindole. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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