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4870701 
Journal Article 
Solvent effects on the ultraviolet absorption spectrum of mercury atom 
Buturlimova, MV; Zelikina, GYa; Kiseleva, MB 
2008 
Yes 
Journal of Molecular Structure
ISSN: 0022-2860
EISSN: 1872-8014 
ELSEVIER 
AMSTERDAM 
880 
1-3 
59-63 
English 
WOS:000256734500010 
Absorption spectrum of mercury dissolved in hexane and heptane in the region 280-180 nm was found to consist of three bands. These bands were assigned to the (1)S(0) (3)p(1) transition (A band, lambda = 254 nm), to the (1)S(0) -> (3)P(2) transition (B band, lambda = 226 nm) and the (1)S(0) (1)P(1) transition (C band, lambda = 190 nm) of a mercury atom placed into a liquid cell. The B and C absorption bands of mercury in liquid solutions were observed for the first time. It was found that the A band and the C band have, respectively, distinct doublet and triplet structure, while the doublet structure of the B band is only slightly seen. The oscillator strengths of all three bands of mercury in solutions were estimated. The structure of the C, A and B bands of mercury in solutions most probably results from the removal of the degeneracy of the excited states (1)P(1), (3)P(1) and (3)P(2) of a mercury atom, placed into a cell of low symmetry. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 
VUV-UV absorption spectra; mercury organic solution; intermolecular interactions 
17th International Conference on Horizons in Hydrogen Bond Research 
St Petersburg, RUSSIA