TY - JOUR AU - Heinrich Salzmann AU - Anne McCoy AU - Mathias Weber AB - In this work, we report the infrared spectrum of the pyrene anion, measured using messenger tagging with up to three Ar atoms. We assign the spectrum using density functional theory and vibrational perturbation theory. We discuss our results in the context of computed and experimental spectra from the literature as well as recent observations from astronomical sources, addressing the question of whether polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon anions could contribute to the strong infrared emission bands at 3.29 μm from carbon-rich regions of space. BT - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A DA - 2024-05 DO - 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c00966 IS - 21 M3 - doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c00966 N1 - doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c00966 N2 - In this work, we report the infrared spectrum of the pyrene anion, measured using messenger tagging with up to three Ar atoms. We assign the spectrum using density functional theory and vibrational perturbation theory. We discuss our results in the context of computed and experimental spectra from the literature as well as recent observations from astronomical sources, addressing the question of whether polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon anions could contribute to the strong infrared emission bands at 3.29 μm from carbon-rich regions of space. PB - American Chemical Society PY - 2024 SN - 1089-5639 SP - 4225 EP - 4232 EP - T2 - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A TI - Infrared Spectrum of the Pyrene Anion in the CH Stretching Region UR - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.4c00966 VL - 128 ER -