Control of π-electron rotation in chiral aromatic molecules by nonhelical laser pulses

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 47, 2006, Pages 7995-7998

  Kanno, Manabu ^a   Kono, Hirohiko ^a   Fujimura, Yuichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chirality; Electron dynamics; Laser chemistry; Ring currents

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRONS; LASER CHEMISTRY; LASER PULSES; POLARIZATION;

CHIRALITY; ELECTRON DYNAMICS; ELECTRON ROTATION; RING CURRENTS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 33845506630     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200602479     Document Type: Article

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