The fate of dicationic states in molecular clusters of benzene and related compounds

A study on calculations employing density functional theory indicate undergoing fragmentation, dicationic clusters of benzene, hexafluorobenzene, and naphthalene produced by sequential one-electron or sudden double-ionization experiments on the neutrals could relax through the formation of inter-ring covalent C-C bonds. The consequences of double ionization processes in molecular aromatic clusters are described.