Structural and solvent control of nonadiabatic photochemical bond formation: Photocyclization of o -terphenyl in solution

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 3913-3925

  Molloy, Molly S ^a   Snyder, Joshua A ^a   Bragg, Arthur E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYCLIZATION; DEHYDROGENATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OLEFINS; TIME MEASUREMENT; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION; EXCITED-STATE DYNAMICS; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR PHOTOSWITCHES; PHOTOCHEMICAL DYNAMICS; SOLVENT-SOLUTE INTERACTIONS; STRUCTURE-DYNAMICS RELATIONSHIP; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS;

SOLVENTS;

EID: 84902007684     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp501988g     Document Type: Article

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