Can fulvene S1 decay be controlled? A CASSCF study with MMVB dynamics

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 5254-5260

  Bearpark, Michael J ^a   Bernardi, Fernando ^b   Olivucci, Massimo ^b   Robb, Michael A ^a   Smith, Barry R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZULENE; FULVENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; ISOMERISM; LASER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0029982685     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9542799     Document Type: Article

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