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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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Optical spectra of the difluoride, dichloride, and trichloride ions in the matrix-isolated M+F2-, M+Cl2-, and M+Cl3- species
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Reactions of Th and U Atoms with C2H2: Infrared Spectra and Relativistic Calculations of the Metallacyclopropene, Actinide Insertion, and Ethynyl Products
TL;DR: The nature of the electronic interactions between various metal atoms and acetylene is compared and the origin of the particularly strong interaction for U and Th is traced to the higher energy of their 6d orbitals.
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A matrix isolation FT–IR and quasirelativistic density functional theory investigation of the reaction products of laser-ablated uranium atoms with NO, NO2 and N2O
TL;DR: In this article, the reaction products of laser-ablated uranium atoms with nitrogen oxide reagent gases were trapped in excess argon at 6-7 K. Infrared spectra of the resulting matrices revealed the presence of several new product species.
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Reactions of Laser-Ablated Iron Atoms with Halomethanes: Infrared Spectra, Density Functional Calculations, and Structures of Simple Iron Insertion and Methylidene Complexes
TL;DR: In this paper, an interesting distortion and elongation of the C−Cl bond is observed in the Fe insertion products, such as H2ClC−FeCl 2 methylidene complex.
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Orbital symmetry conservation and frontier orbital control in the reactions of organic radical cations
Ian R. Dunkin,Lester Andrews +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the photo-chemical reactions of the radical cations, numerous examples of which have recently been discovered experimentally, are discussed in terms of a simple qualitative theory, based on orbital symmetry conservation or frontier orbital interactions.