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Publications: 1963 To 2002

As the publication list is large It has been broken down chronologically into four parts
The first part 1963 - 1984, is contained on this page, if however you are looking for information on other years please click one of the following links:

	Years: 1963 - 1984 1985 - 1993 1994 - 2000 2001 - 2002

1 R N Dixon and H W Kroto, 'High resolution study of the spectrum of the CBr radical', Trans Faraday Soc, 59, 1484-1489 (1963). 2 R N Dixon and H W Kroto, 'The electronic spectrum of nitrosomethane, CH3NO', Proc. Roy. Soc., 283, 423-432 (1965). 3 H W Kroto, 'Singlet and triplet states of NCN in the flash photolysis of cyanogen azide', J. Chem. Phys., 44, 831-832 (1966). 4 H W Kroto, 'The 1 u 1 g electronic spectrum of NCN', Can. J. Phys., 45, 1439-1450 (1967). 5 H W Kroto and D P Santry, 'CNDO molecular-orbital theory of molecular structure. I. The virtual-orbital approximation to excited states', J. Chem. Phys., 47, 792-797 (1967). 6 H W Kroto and D P Santry, 'Semiempirical molecular-orbital spectra. II. Approximate open-shell theory', J. Chem. Phys., 47, 2736-2743 (1967). 7 H W Kroto and Y-H Pao, 'Effect of intermolecular interactions on line shapes and depolarization factors of highly polarized Raman lines', J. Optical Society of America, 58, 479-483 (1968). 8 H J Clase and H W Kroto, 'The effect of intermolecular interactions on the isotope structures of the Raman bands of CHCl3 , CCl3F and CCl3CN', Mol. Phys., 15, 167-172 (1968). 9 P R Carey, H W Kroto and M A Turpin, 'Chlorine isotope effects on the 19F resonance of CCl3F and the use of this signal as a reference in high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance', Chem. Comm., 1188 (1969). 10 H W Kroto and J J C Teixeira-Diaz, 'Theory of the effect of intermolecular interactions on the Raman spectra of liquid CHCl3 and CFCl3 ', Mol. Phys., 16, 773-782 (1970). 11 H W Kroto, T F Morgan and H H Sheena, 'Flash photolysis of cyanogen azide, NCN3', Trans. Faraday Soc., 66, 2237-2243 (1970). 12 G H King, H W Kroto and R J Suffolk, 'The photo-electron spectrum of a short-lived species in the decomposition products of CS2', Chem. Phys. Letts., 13, 457-458 (1972). 13 J P Jesson, H W Kroto and D A Ramsay, 'Quasiplanarity of pyridine in its first excited singlet state', J. Chem. Phys., 56, 6257-6258 (1972). 14 H W Kroto and J J C Teixeira-Dias, 'The effects of intermolecular interactions in the Raman spectrum of liquid CS2', Spectrochim. Acta., 28A, 1497-1502 (1972). 15 H W Kroto and R J Suffolk, 'The photoelectron spectrum of an unstable species in the pyrolysis products of dimethyldisulphide', Chem. Phys. Letts., 15, 545-548 (1972). 16 C C Costain and H W Kroto, 'Microwave spectrum, structure and dipole moment of cyanogen azide, NCN3', Can. J. Phys., 50, 1453-1457 (1972). 17 A J Careless, M C Green and H W Kroto, 'The microwave spectrum of trimethylsilyl isocyanate (CH3)3SiNCO', Chem. Phys. Letts., 16, 414-418 (1972). 18 H W Kroto and R J Suffolk, 'The photoelectron spectrum of F2CS and fluorine substitution shifts', Chem. Phys. Letts., 17, 213-216 (1972). 19 A J Careless, H W Kroto and B M Landsberg, 'The microwave spectrum, structure and dipole moment of thiocarbonyl fluoride, F2CS', Chem. Phys., 1, 371-375 (1973). 20 H W Kroto, R J Suffolk and N P C Westwood, 'The photo-electron spectrum of thioborine, HBS', Chem. Phys. Letts., 22, 495-498 (1973). 21 K Georgiou, H W Kroto and B M Landsberg, 'Microwave spectrum of thioketene, H2C=C=S', Chem. Commun., p739-740 (1974). 22 H W Kroto, B M Landsberg, R J Suffolk and A Vodden, 'The photoelectron and microwave spectra of the unstable species thioacetaldehyde, CH3CHS, and thioacetone, (CH3)2CS', Chem. Phys. Letts., 29, 265-269 (1974). 23 H W Kroto, 'Molecular Rotation Spectra', (monograph, pp311) John Wiley, London (1975). 24 A J Careless and H W Kroto, 'Rotational transitions in degenerate vibrational states of C3v symmetric top molecules with application to CH3CN',J. Mol. Spectrosc., 57, 189-197 (1975). 25 A J Careless and H W Kroto, 'Analysis of the microwave rotation spectrum of silyl cyanide, SiH3CN in its ground and vibrationally excited states', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 57, 198-214 (1975). 26 H W Kroto, M F Lappert, M Maier, J B Pedley, M Vidal and M F Guest, 'The HeI photoelectron spectra of mixed boron trihalides and the microwave spectrum of BClF2', Chem. Commun., 810-812 (1975). 27 L W Avery, N W Broten, J M MacLeod, T Oka and H W Kroto, 'Detection of the heavy interstellar molecule cyanodiacetylene', Astrophys. J., 205, L173-175 (1976). 28 M J Hopkinson, H W Kroto, J F Nixon and N P C Simmons, 'The detection of unstable molecules by microwave spectroscopy: phospha-alkenes CF2=PH, CH2=PCl and CH2=PH', J.C.S. Chem. Comm., 513-515 (1976). 29 M J Hopkinson, H W Kroto, J F Nixon and N P C Simmons, 'The detection of the reactive molecule 1-phosphapropyne, CH3CðP, by microwave spectroscopy', Chem. Phys. Letts., 42, 460-461 (1976). 30 A J Alexander, H W Kroto and D R M Walton, 'The microwave spectrum, substitution structure and dipole moment of cyanobutadiyne, HC5N', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 62, 175-180 (1976). 31 H W Kroto and B M Landsberg, 'The Microwave Spectrum, Substitution Structure, Internal Rotation Barrier and Dipole Moment of Thioacetaldehyde, CH3CHS', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 62, 346-363 (1976). 32 H W Kroto and M Maier, 'The Microwave Spectrum, Structure and Quadrupole Coupling Constants of Boronchloridedifluoride, BClF2', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 65, 280-288 (1977). 33 D C Frost, H W Kroto, C A McDowell and N P C Westwood, 'The HeI Photoelectron Spectra of the Isoelectronic Molecules, Cyanogenazide NCN3 and Cyanogen isocyanate NCNCO', J. Electron Spectrosc., 11, 147-156 (1977). 34 J N Murrell, H W Kroto and M F Guest, 'Double-bonded divalent silicon', J.C.S. Chem. Comm., 619-620 (1977). 35 H W Kroto, C Kirby, D R M Walton, L W Avery, N W Broten, J M MacLeod and T Oka, 'The Detection of Cyanohexatriyne, HC7N, in Heiles' Cloud 2', Astrophysics J., 219, L133-L137 (1978). 36 H W Kroto, J N Murrell, A Al-Derzi and M F Guest, 'Calculated Structures and Microwave Frequencies of HNSi and HSiN, Astrophysical J., 219, 886-890 (1978). 37 C Kirby and H W Kroto, 'Microwave and Photoelectron Study of cis- and trans-Isocyanatoethene CH2=CHNCO (vinylisocyanate)', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 70, 216-228 (1978). 38 M Hutchinson and H W Kroto, 'The Microwave Spectrum, Structure and Barrier to Internal Rotation of Selenoacetaldehyde, CH3CHSe', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 70, 347-356 (1978). 39 H W Kroto, J F Nixon, N P C Simmons and N P C Westwood, 'FCðP, 1-Fluorophosphaethyne: Preparation and Detection by Photoelectron and Microwave Spectroscopy', J. Am. Chem. Soc., 100, 446-448 (1978). 40 A J Alexander, H W Kroto, M Maier and D R M Walton, 'The Microwave Spectra of Symmetric Top Polyacetylenes: 1,3,5-Heptatriyne CH3C6H and 1-Cyano-2,4-Pentadiyne CH3C4CN', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 70, 84-90 (1978). 41 C Kirby, H W Kroto and N P C Westwood, 'The Detection of Chlorothioborine, ClBS, a New Unstable Triatomic Molecule by Photoelectron and Microwave Spectroscopy', J. Am. Chem. Soc., 100, 3766-3768 (1978). 42 C Kirby, H W Kroto and M J Taylor, 'The Detection of the New Reactive Molecule Methyl(sulphido)boron CH3BS, by Microwave Spectroscopy', J.C.S. Chem. Comm., 19-20 (1978). 43 N W Broten, T Oka, L W Avery, J M MacLeod and H W Kroto, 'The Detection of HC9N in Interstellar Space', Astrophys. J., 223, L105-107 (1978). 44 H W Kroto, 'Chemistry between the Stars', New Scientist 79, 400-403 (1978); [No.1115, 10 Aug.]. 45 K Georgiou, B M Landsberg and H W Kroto, 'The Microwave Spectrum Structure and Dipole Moment of Thioketene CH2=C=S', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 77, 365-373 (1979). 46 N P C Westwood, H W Kroto, J F Nixon and N P C Simmons, 'Formation of 1-Phosphapropyne CH3CP by Pyrolysis of Ethyl Dichlorophosphine: a He(I) Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study', J.C.S. Dalton, 1405-1408 (1979). 47 H W Kroto, J F Nixon and N P C Simmons, 'The Microwave Spectrum of 1-Phosphapropyne, CH3CðP: Molecular Structure, Dipole Moment and Vibration Rotation Analysis', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 77, 270-285 (1979). 48 H E Hosseini, J F Nixon, H W Kroto, S Brownstein, J R Morton and K F Preston, ' 19F and 31P NMR characterisation of Phospha-alkene and Phospha-alkyne Intermediates in the Hydrolysis of Perfluoroalkyl-phosphines', J.C.S. Chem. Comm., 653-654 (1979). 49 H E Hosseini, H W Kroto, J F Nixon, O Ohashi, ' 19F and 31P NMR Characterisation of the Phosphaalkene CF3P=CF2, Intermediates in the alkaline hydrolysis of Bis(trifluoromethyl) phosphine', J. Organometallic Chem., 181, C1-C3 (1979). 50 H W Kroto, 'The Detection of Unstable Species using Microwave, Photoelectron and Radioastronomy Techniques', 14th International Symposium on Free Radicals, Sanda, Japan., 147-156 (1979). 51 T Cooper, H W Kroto, J F Nixon and O Ohashi, 'The Detection of C-Cyanophosphaethyne NCCP, by Microwave Spectroscopy', J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm., 333-334 (1980). 52 H W Kroto, J F Nixon and N P C Simmons, 'Microwave Spectrum, Structure, Dipole Moment and Vibrational Satellites of FCP', J. Mol. Spectrosc. 82, 185-192 (1980). 53 M Hutchinson, H W Kroto and D R M Walton, 'Rotation-Vibration Analysis of the Microwave Spectrum of Cyanobutadiyne, HC5N', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 82, 394-410 (1980). 54 C Kirby and H W Kroto, 'The Microwave Spectrum of Methyl-Sulphido-Boron, CH3B=S: Substitution Structure, Dipole Moment and Vibration-Rotation Analysis', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 83, 1-14 (1980). 55 K Georgiou and H W Kroto, 'The Microwave Spectrum Structure and Dipole Moment of Trans 2-Propenethial (Trans-thioacrolein), CH2=CHCH=S, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 83, 94-104 (1980). 56 C Kirby and H W Kroto, 'The Microwave Spectrum of Chloro-Sulphido-Boron ClB=S: Molecular Structure, Dipole Moment, Quadrupole Moment and Vibration-Rotation Analysis', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 83, 130-147 (1980). 57 C Kirby, H W Kroto and D R M Walton, 'The Microwave Spectrum of Cyanohexatriyne, HC7N', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 83, 261-265 (1980). 58 M King and H W Kroto, 'Microwave Study of the Thermal Isomerisation of Sulphurdicyanide, S(CN)2 to Cyano-isothiocyanate, NCNCS, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm., 606 (1980). 59 H W Kroto, J F Nixon, K Ohno and N P C Simmons, 'The Microwave Spectrum of Phosphaethene, CH2=PH', J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm., 709 (1980). 60 H W Kroto, C Kirby, D R M Walton, L W Avery, N W Broten, J M McLeod and T Oka, 'Detection of a Complex New Interstellar Species with a Molecular Weight of 99', in Les Spectres des Molecules Simples Au Laboratoire et en Astro-Physique, XXI Colloque Int. Astr. 1977, 83-86 (1980). 61 H W Kroto, 'The Detection of Unstable Species Using Microwave Photoelectron and Radioastronomy Techniques', Chimia, 34, 313 (1980). 62 H Eshtiagh-Hosseini, H W Kroto, J F Nixon, M L Maah and M J Taylor, 'Synthesis of Phospha-alkene Transition Metal Complexes', J.C.S. Chem. Comm., 199-200 (1981). 63 T A Cooper, M A King, H W Kroto and R J Suffolk, 'The Detection of Unstable Monomeric Selenidoborons: Chloroselenidoboron ClB=Se', J.C.S. Chem. Comm., 353-354 (1981). 64 M A King, H W Kroto, J F Nixon, D Klapstein, J P Maier and O Marthaler, 'Emission Spectra of the Phosphaethyne Cations, HCP+ and DCP+', Chem. Phys. Letts., 82, 543 (1981). 65 H W Kroto and J F Nixon, 'Phosphaalkenes, R2C=PR and Phosphaalkynes, RCP', A C S Symposium Series 171 (ed. L D Quin and J Verkade) No.79, 383-390, J Am. Chem. Soc. 66 J C T R Burckett-St.Laurent, P B Hitchcock, H W Kroto and J F Nixon, 'Novel Transition Metal Phosphaalkyne Complexes. X-Ray Crystal and Molecular Structure of a Side-bonded ButCP Complex of Zerovalent Platinum, Pt(PPh2)2(ButCP), J.C.S. Chem. Comm., 1141-1143 (1981). 67 H W Kroto, J F Nixon and K Ohno, 'The Microwave Spectrum, Structure and Dipole Moment of the Unstable Molecule Phosphaethene, CH2=PH',J. Mol. Spectrosc., 90, 367-373 (1981). 68 K Ohno, H W Kroto and J F Nixon, 'The Microwave Spectrum of 1-Phosphabut-1-yne-3-ene, CH2=CHCP', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 90, 507-511 (1981). 69 H W Kroto, J F Nixon and K Ohno, 'The Microwave Spectrum of Phosphabutadiyne, HCCCP', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 90, 512-516 (1981). 70 H W Kroto, 'The Spectra of Interstellar Molecules', International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 1, 309-376 (1981). 71 J C T R Burckett-St.Laurent, H W Kroto, J F Nixon and K Ohno, 'The Microwave Spectrum of 1-Phenylphosphaethyne, C6H5CP', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 92, 158-161 (1982). 72 H W Kroto, 'Molecules in Space' Case Study 3 S247, Science Second Level Course, Open University 1981. 73 73 H W Kroto, J F Nixon, M J Taylor, A A Frew and K W Muir, 'Synthesis and NMR spectra of some platinum(II) complexes of the phospha-alkene, (mesityl)P=CPh2', Polyhedron, 1, 89-95 (1982). 74 J C T R Burckett-St.Laurent, T A Cooper, H W Kroto, J F Nixon, O Ohashi and K Ohno, 'The Detection of Some New Phospha-alkynes, RCP, using microwave spectroscopy', J. Mol. Struct., 79, 215 (1982). 75 M A King, D Klapstein, H W Kroto, J P Maier and J F Nixon, 'Emission spectra of the phosphaethyne cations of HCP+ and DCP+', J. Mol. Struct., 80, 23-28 (1982). 76 H W Kroto, 'Polyine im Universum', Nachr. Chem. Tech. Lab., 30, 765-770 (1982). 77 K Ohno, H Matsuura, H W Kroto and H Murata, 'Infra-red spectra of C-fluorophosphaethyne FCP and C-difluorophosphaethene CF2=PH', Chemistry Letters, 981-984 (1982). 78 H W Kroto, 'The interaction between chemistry and astronomy', in Submillimetre Wave Spectroscopy, J E Beckman and J P Phillips (eds.), Cambridge University Press, 203-217 (1982). 79 J C T R Burckett-St.Laurent, P B Hitchcock, H W Kroto, M F Meidine and J F Nixon, 'Novel transition metal phospha-alkyne complexes: tBuCP acting as 6 electron donor ligand. Synthesis, [C2(CO)6(mu-tBuCP)W(CO)5]', J. Organometallic Chem., 238, C82-C84 (1982). 80 H W Kroto, 'Semistable Molecules in the Laboratory and in Space', Royal Society of Chemistry Tilden Lecture; Chem. Soc. Revs., 11, 435-491 (1982). 81 J C T R Burckett-St.Laurent, M A King, H W Kroto, J F Nixon and R J Suffolk, 'Photoelectron Spectra of the Phospha-alkynes: 3,3-dimethyl-1-phosphabutyne, t-BuCP and 1-phenylphosphaethyne, PhCP', J.C.S. Dalton, 755 (1983). 82 S I Al-Resayes, S I Klein, H W Kroto, M F Meidine and J F Nixon, 'Synthesis of and Phospha-alkene-transition metal complexes and the first examples of complexes containing only ligated phospha-alkenes and phospha-alkynes', J.C.S. Chem. Comm., 930 (1983). 83 M A King, D Klapstein, H W Kroto, R Kuhn and J P Maier, 'The Spectroscopic Detection of the Ions XBS+ and XCP+ (X=H, F, Cl)', Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 92, 607 (1983). 84 84 K Ohno, H Matsuura, H Murata and H W Kroto, 'The Vibration-Rotation Spectrum of C-Fluorophoethyne FCP; Fermi Resonance and a Harmonic Force Field, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 100, 403-415 (1983). 85 J C T R Burckett-St.Laurent, P B Hitchcock, M A King, H W Kroto, M F Meidine, S I Klein, S I Al Resayes, R J Suffolk and J F Nixon, 'Synthesis, Structures and Photoelectron Spectra of Phospha-alkenes and Phospha-alkynes and their Transition Metal Complexes', Phosphorus and Sulphur, 18, 259-262 (1983). 86 H W Kroto, J F Nixon, O Ohashi and N P C Simmons, 'The Microwave Spectrum of 1-chloro- phosphaethene CH2=PCl', J. Mol. Spectrosc., 103, 113-124 (1984). 87 H W Kroto, 'Long Carbon Chains in Space', European Spectroscopy News, 53, 18-20 (1984). 88 T A Cooper, C Kirby, H W Kroto and P C Westwood, 'A Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study of the (FBS)n System (n=1-3)', J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 1047-1052 (1984). 89 H W Kroto, D McNaughton and O I Osman, 'The Detection of the New Molecule Prop-2-ynylidenamine, HC2CH=NH, by Microwave Spectroscopy', J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm., 993-994 (1984). 90 M A King, D Klapstein, H W Kroto, R Kuhn, J P Maier and J F Nixon, 'Emission Spectrum of the C-Fluorophosphaethyne Cation FCP+', J. Chem. Phys., 80(6), 2332-2335 (1984). 91 H W Kroto, 'A Discrepancy in the Fit between Bacterial and Interstellar Spectra', Observatory, 104, 135-136 (1984). 92 M A King and H W Kroto, 'He I Photoelectron Study of Cyanogen Isothiocyanate, NCNCS, Produced by Thermal Isomerization of Sulfur Dicyanide, S(CN)2', J. Am. Chem. Soc., 106, 7347-7351 (1984).