TY - JOUR A1 - Bock, Hans A1 - Roth, Bernhard A1 - Daub, Jörg T1 - Radikalionen, 62 [ 1—3]. Bis(dimethylamino)dibenzoheptafulven-Radikalkation T1 - Radical Ions, 62 [1—3]. Bis(dimethylamino)dibenzoheptafulvene radical cation T2 - Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, B N2 - The neutral title compound, 8,8-bis(dimethylamino)dibenzo-[a,d]-heptafulvene, exhibits a first vertical ionization potential of only 6.98 eV and, therefore, can also be oxidized by AlCl3 in H2CCl2 solution. The radical cation generated shows a complex multiplet signal pattern, which is assigned based on additional ENDOR measurements. The photoelectron (PE) and ESR spectra of the 112 valence electron molecule are interpreted by “pararneter-optimized” HMO and by geometry-optimized MNDO calculations, which both suggest a non-planar π-type ground state with most of the charge and the spin distributed over the dibenzoheptatriene part of the radical cation. KW - Dialkylamino-substituted π-Systems KW - Radical Cation KW - ESR Spectra KW - MO Calculations KW - PE Spectra Y1 - 2014 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/71983 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-719833 SN - 1865-7117 SN - 0932-0776 VL - 39.1983 IS - 6 SP - 771 EP - 777 PB - Verlag der Zeitschrift für Naturforschung CY - Tübingen ER -