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We present results of quantum structure calculations aimed at demonstrating the possible existence of dipole-bound states (DBS) for the anion , a species already detected in the Interstellar medium (ISM). The positive demonstration of DBS existence using ab initio studies is an important step toward elucidating possible pathways for the formation of the more tightly bound valence bound states (VBS) in environments where free electrons from starlight ionization processes are known to be available to interact with the radical partner of the title molecule. Our current calculations show that such excited DBS states can exist in , in agreement with what we had previously found for the smallercyanopolyyne in the series: the anion. This system has a very weakly bound anion with binding energies of about 3 and 9 cm for the and DBS, respectively.
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