Comparison of core and valence band electronic structures of bulk uracil and 5-halouracils

Abstract

Core (C, N, and O 1s regions) and valence band electronic structures of bulk uracil and 5-fluoro-, -chloro-, and -iodouracils were investigated using X-ray photoemission spectroscopy and comprehensively compared with those of 5-bromouracil measured under the same experimental conditions before. The halogenation of uracil shifted the core peaks of the 5-position carbons toward the higher binding energy side and reduced the ionization potentials depending on the type of halogen. Theoretical calculations supported these results. The alterations of electronic properties induced by the halogenation would result in the characteristic properties of 5-halouracils.