The different photoisomerization efficiency of azobenzene in the lowest nπ* and ππ* singlets: The role of a phantom state

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 5216-5230

  Conti, Irene ^a   Garavelli, Marco ^a   Orlandi, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INSTM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE; EXCITATION ENERGY; OPTIMIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY;

PHANTOM STATE; TORSION PATH;

PHOTOISOMERIZATION;

AZOBENZENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EXCITATION; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHOTOISOMERIZATION; PHOTOREACTIVITY; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 42149163354     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja710275e     Document Type: Article

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