Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.104, No.19, 7792-7794, 1996
Electron-Attachment to Isolated Nucleic-Acid Bases
Uracil, thymine, and adenine anions were produced in charge-exchange collisions with laser-excited Rydberg atoms. Anion creation rates for uracil and thymine exhibit Rydberg electron energy dependences which are interpreted as due to the creation of both dipole-bound and conventional (valence) anions while only dipole-bound anions are observed for adenine.
Keywords:REDUCTION POTENTIALS;DNA