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    "abstract": "We suggest that it might be possible to trap the electron in a cavity of a\nmacrocycle molecule, in the same way this trapping occurs cooperatively, by\nseveral solvent molecules, in hydroxylic liquids. Such an encapsulated electron\nis a \"molecular capacitor,\" in which the excess electron is largely decoupled\nfrom valence electrons in the trap. A specific design for such a trap that is\nbased on calix[4]cyclohexanol is discussed in detail. It is shown\ntheoretically, by ab initio and density functional theory (DFT) modeling, that\none of the conformations of this molecule forms the optimum tetrahedral trap\nfor the electron. The resulting \"encapsulated electron\" strikingly resembles\nthe solvated electron in alcohols and water.",
    "arxiv_id": "physics/0607089",
    "authors": [
      "Ilya A. Shkrob",
      "John A. Schlueter"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "physics.chem-ph"
    ],
    "doi": "10.1016/j.cplett.2006.09.106",
    "title": "Can a single molecule trap the electron?",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0607089"
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