Monitoring the Evolution of Relative Product Populations at Early Times during a Photochemical Reaction.
J Am Chem Soc
; 146(6): 4134-4143, 2024 Feb 14.
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ABSTRACT
Identifying multiple rival reaction products and transient species formed during ultrafast photochemical reactions and determining their time-evolving relative populations are key steps toward understanding and predicting photochemical outcomes. Yet, most contemporary ultrafast studies struggle with clearly identifying and quantifying competing molecular structures/species among the emerging reaction products. Here, we show that mega-electronvolt ultrafast electron diffraction in combination with ab initio molecular dynamics calculations offer a powerful route to determining time-resolved populations of the various isomeric products formed after UV (266 nm) excitation of the five-membered heterocyclic molecule 2(5H)-thiophenone. This strategy provides experimental validation of the predicted high (â¼50%) yield of an episulfide isomer containing a strained three-membered ring within â¼1 ps of photoexcitation and highlights the rapidity of interconversion between the rival highly vibrationally excited photoproducts in their ground electronic state.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type d'étude:
Prognostic_studies
Langue:
En
Journal:
J Am Chem Soc
Année:
2024
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
États-Unis d'Amérique