The Mechanism for Hydrogen Abstraction by n,π Excited Singlet States: Evidence for Thermal Activation and Deactivation through a Conical Intersection

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 98-101

  Nau, Werner M ^a   Greiner, Gerhard ^b   Wall, Julia ^b   Rau, Hermann ^b   Olivucci, Massimo ^c   Robb, Michael A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Azo compounds; Hydrogen transfer; Isotope effects; Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031950660     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980202)37:1/2<98::aid-anie98>3.0.co;2-5     Document Type: Article

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