The valence electron affinity of uracil determined by anion cluster photoelectron spectroscopy

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0355277" target="_blank" >https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0355277</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4cp02146k" target="_blank" >10.1039/d4cp02146k</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The valence electron affinity of uracil determined by anion cluster photoelectron spectroscopy

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The unoccupied pi* orbitals of the nucleobases are considered to play important roles in low-energy electron attachment to DNA, inducing damage. While the lowest anionic valence state is vertically unbound in all neutral nucleobases, it remains unclear even for the simplest nucleobase, uracil (U), whether its valence anion (U-) is adiabatically bound, which has important implications on the efficacy of damage processes. Using anion photoelectron spectroscopy, we demonstrate that the valence electron affinity (EAV) of U can be accurately measured within weakly solvating clusters, U-(Ar)n and U-(N2)n. Through extrapolation to the isolated U limit, we show that EAV =2 +/- 18 meV. We discuss these findings in the context of electron attachment to U and its reorganization energy, and more generally establish guidance for the determination of molecular electron affinities from the photoelectron spectroscopy of anion clusters.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The valence electron affinity of uracil determined by anion cluster photoelectron spectroscopy

Popis výsledku anglicky

The unoccupied pi* orbitals of the nucleobases are considered to play important roles in low-energy electron attachment to DNA, inducing damage. While the lowest anionic valence state is vertically unbound in all neutral nucleobases, it remains unclear even for the simplest nucleobase, uracil (U), whether its valence anion (U-) is adiabatically bound, which has important implications on the efficacy of damage processes. Using anion photoelectron spectroscopy, we demonstrate that the valence electron affinity (EAV) of U can be accurately measured within weakly solvating clusters, U-(Ar)n and U-(N2)n. Through extrapolation to the isolated U limit, we show that EAV =2 +/- 18 meV. We discuss these findings in the context of electron attachment to U and its reorganization energy, and more generally establish guidance for the determination of molecular electron affinities from the photoelectron spectroscopy of anion clusters.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10403 - Physical chemistry

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EH22_008%2F0004649" target="_blank" >EH22_008/0004649: Kvantové inženýrství a nanotechnologie</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

ISSN

1463-9076

e-ISSN

1463-9084

Svazek periodika

26

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

29

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

20037-20045

Kód UT WoS článku

001270902200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85199414129