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Lester Andrews

Researcher at University of Virginia

Publications -  888
Citations -  25569

Lester Andrews is an academic researcher from University of Virginia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Infrared spectroscopy & Molecule. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 888 publications receiving 24613 citations. Previous affiliations of Lester Andrews include Ames Research Center & Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory.

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Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Simple Terminal Group 6 Arsenide As≡MF3 Molecules

TL;DR: These molecules are identified by comparison of the closely related infrared spectra of the analogous phosphide species and with frequencies calculated by density functional theory and multiconfigurational second order perturbation theory (CASSCF/CASPT2).
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A chemical ionization source of molecular ions for matrix-isolation spectroscopy

TL;DR: In this article, a chemical ionization source from mass spectrometry was modified for matrix isolation spectroscopic studies, and the results showed that negative ion studies with chlorine gave the Cl2− and Cl3− anion absorbing at 340 and 253 nm, respectively, whose relative intensities depended on source pressure.
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Infrared Spectra of the HAnX and H2AnX2 Molecules (An=Th and U, X=Cl and Br) in Argon Matrices Supported by Electronic Structure Calculations

TL;DR: The new molecular products of the reactions of laser-ablated U and Th atoms with HCl and with HBr, namely HUCl, HUBr and HTh cl, HThBr, based on their mid and far infrared spectra in solid argon, are reported.
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Infrared Spectra of CH3CN→M, M-η2-(NC)-CH3, CH3-MNC Prepared by Reactions of Laser-Ablated Fe, Ru, and Pt Atoms with Acetonitrile in Excess Argon.

TL;DR: The Pt to N bond in CH3CN→Pt is the strongest of all the metals the authors have investigated owing in large part to its higher electron affinity, which prevents nitrogen lone pair density from entering the pi* orbitals of the C-N group.