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Gas-Phase IR Spectroscopy of Nucleobases

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Abstract

IR spectroscopy of nucleobases in the gas phase reflects simultaneous advances in both experimental and computational techniques. Important properties, such as excited state dynamics, depend in subtle ways on structure variations, which can be followed by their infrared signatures. Isomer specific spectroscopy is a particularly powerful tool for studying the effects of nucleobase tautomeric form and base pair hydrogen-bonding patterns.

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Abbreviations

A:

Adenine

C:

Cytosine

DRS:

Double resonant spectroscopy

G:

Guanine

T:

Thymine

U:

Uracil

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under CHE-1301305 and by NASA under Grant No. NNX12AG77G.

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de Vries, M.S. (2014). Gas-Phase IR Spectroscopy of Nucleobases. In: Rijs, A., Oomens, J. (eds) Gas-Phase IR Spectroscopy and Structure of Biological Molecules. Topics in Current Chemistry, vol 364. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2014_577

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