Transient resonance Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory investigation of iso-polyhalomethanes containing bromine and/or iodine atoms

Abstract

Transient resonance Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory were used to investigate iso-polyhalomethanes containing bromine and/or iodine atoms. The iso-polyhalomethane species were found to have an intense electronic band in the range 350-470 nm. It was found that iso-polyhalomethane species is most likely the methylene transfer agent in the cyclopropanation reactions of olefins.published_or_final_versio