Abstract
We report the photoelectron spectra of anionic complexes between 1-methylcytosine (mC) and formic acid (FA) in 1 : 1 and 1:2 stoichiometries that have been measured with 2.54 eV photons. Each spectrum consists of a broad peak with maxima at 1.85 and 2.1 eV, respectively, confirming the generation of stable valence anions in the gas phase. The neutral and anionic complexes of mC(FA) and mC(FA)2 were also studied computationally at the B3LYP, second-order Møller–Plesset, and coupled-cluster levels of theory with the 6–31++G** and aug-cc-pVDZ basis sets. Based on the calculations, we conclude that the photoelectron spectra of mC(FA)− and are due to anions that originate from a barrier-free proton transfer (BFPT) triggered by excess electron attachment. They can be viewed as neutral radicals of hydrogenated 1-methylcytosine solvated by a deprotonated formic acid.
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