L. Klasinc, B. Ruscic, G. Heinrich, and H. Gusten, Z. Naturforsch. 32b, 1291-1295 (1977)

Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Substituted N-Benzylideneanilines

L. Klasinc,^a,b B. Ruščić,^a G. Heinrich,^c and H. Güsten^c

^a Rugjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
^b Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
^c Institut für Radiochemie, Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

Z. Naturforsch. 32b(11), 1291-1295 (1977)

The electronic structure and conformation in the gas phase of N-benzylideneaniline and its para-nitro, para-methoxy and ring-perfluorinated derivatives were investigated by photoelectron (PE) spectroscopy and semiempirical molecular orbital (HMO) calculations. The π-ionizations were assigned, and it is shown that these compounds in the gas phase are in a nonplanar conformation.