Direct observation of hydrogen tunneling dynamics in photoexcited phenol

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 348-352

  Roberts, Gareth M ^a   Chatterley, Adam S ^a   Young, Jamie D ^a   Stavros, Vasilios G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINO ACID; CONICAL INTERSECTION; EXCITED-STATE DYNAMICS; MODEL SYSTEM; NATURAL ENZYME; O-H BOND; PHENOL MOIETY; PROTON TUNNELING; TUNNELING DYNAMICS; TYROSINE RESIDUES; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS; UV EXCITATION;

AMINO ACIDS; EXCITED STATES; HYDROGEN; PHENOLS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 84856597907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz2016318     Document Type: Article

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