Structural effects on the isomerization dynamics of trans-stilbenes: IVR, microcanonical reaction rates, and the nature of the transition state

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 572-590

  Heikal, A A ^a   Baskin, J S ^a   Banares L ^a,b   Zewail, A H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN BONDS; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

ETHYLENIC DOUBLE BOND; ISOMERIZATION DYNAMICS; MICROCANONICAL REACTION RATES; PICOSECOND TIME RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; STILBENES;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0030871186     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp961971x     Document Type: Article

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