From a one-mode to a multi-mode understanding of conical intersection mediated ultrafast organic photochemical reactions

Y Boeije, M Olivucci - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last few decades, conical intersections (CoIns) have grown from theoretical
curiosities into common mechanistic features of photochemical reactions, whose function is …

Time‐resolved photoelectron spectroscopy via trajectory surface hopping

P Chakraborty, S Matsika - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Time‐resolved photoelectron spectroscopy is a powerful pump‐probe technique which can
probe nonadiabatic dynamics in molecules. Interpretation of the experimental signals …

[HTML][HTML] Conical intersection and coherent vibrational dynamics in alkyl iodides captured by attosecond transient absorption spectroscopy

KF Chang, H Wang, SM Poullain… - The Journal of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The photodissociation dynamics of alkyl iodides along the C–I bond are captured by
attosecond extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) transient absorption spectroscopy employing …

Resolving competing conical intersection pathways: time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy of trans-1, 3-butadiene

I Seidu, SP Neville, RJ MacDonell… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy is emerging as a uniquely powerful tool to
probe coupled electronic-nuclear dynamics in photo-excited molecules. Theoretical studies …

A comparison of partial atomic charges for electronically excited states

RJ MacDonell, S Patchkovskii… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Partial atomic charges are a useful and intuitive concept for understanding molecular
properties and chemical reaction mechanisms, showing how changes in molecular …

Deciphering Methylation Effects on S2(ππ*) Internal Conversion in the Simplest Linear α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl

P Chakraborty, RC Couto, NH List - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chemical substituents can influence photodynamics by altering the location of critical points
and the topography of the potential energy surfaces (electronic effect) and by selectively …

Dynamic Effects on the Product Distribution of the Photoreaction of s-cis-1,3-Butadiene: A Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics Study

T Matsubara - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2021 - academic.oup.com
A dynamic factor that determines the product distribution of the photochemical reaction of S2-
excited s-cis-1, 3-butadiene is examined using the nonadiabatic molecular dynamics …

Directing excited state dynamics via chemical substitution: A systematic study of π-donors and π-acceptors at a carbon–carbon double bond

KR Herperger, A Röder, RJ MacDonell… - The Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Functional group substituents are a ubiquitous tool in ground-state organic chemistry often
employed to fine-tune chemical properties and obtain desired chemical reaction outcomes …