The photochemical cis-trans isomerization of free stilbene molecules follows a hula-twist pathway

被引:134
作者
Fuss, W [1 ]
Kosmidis, C
Schmid, WE
Trushin, SA
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Quantenoptik, D-85741 Garching, Germany
[2] Univ Ioannina, Dept Phys, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece
关键词
femtochemistry; isomerization; photochemistry; polyenes; potential energy surfaces;
D O I
10.1002/anie.200454221
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
A motion breaking with tradition: The cistrans isomerization of nonpolar conjugated π systems does not proceed simply by the 180° twist of a C=C bond ("one-bond flip", OBF), but by the rotation of a central CH group out of the plane ("hula twist", HT). The hula-twist motion does not require any external constraint but is driven by an internal force: the slope on the way through a conical intersection.
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页码:4178 / 4182
页数:5
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