Stereochemical configuration and selective excitation of the chiral   molecule halothane
  X-ray single-photon ionization and fragmentation of the chiral molecule halothane (CHBrClCF${}_{3}$) from a racemic mixture have been investigated using the COLTRIMS (Cold Target Recoil Ion Momentum Spectroscopy) technique. Two important facets related to the core ionization of this species are examined: Firstly, the distinction of enantiomers (mirror isomers) and the determination of absolute configuration on a single-molecule level by four-body Coulomb explosion; secondly, the interplay of site-selective excitation and fragmentation patterns. These results are easily transferrable to other molecular species and show the wealth of features 
Martin Pitzer, Gregor Kastirke, Phillip Burzynski, Miriam Weller,   Daniel Metz, Jonathan Neff, Markus Waitz, Florian Trinte...
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