The He(I) and X-ray photoelectron spectra of p-N,N-dimethylaminobenzalmalonitrile
The assignment of the four outermost ionization energies obtained by uv-photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) of p-N,N-dimethylaminobenzalmalonitrile is given. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the N ls and C ls core levels are also discussed. Two "shake-up" lines were observed at the high binding energy side of the N ls spectral line. The energies of these spectral lines were found to correlate very well with the uv–visible spectrum. Also the energy difference of the two "shake-up" lines was found to be similar to the energy difference between the first and second ionization energies obtained by ups techniques. Only one "shake-up" line was observed in the case of C ls photoionization. Theoretical studies by semiempirical methods including HAM/3, MINDO/3, and extended Hückel are also discussed.