Symmetry matters: photodissociation dynamics of symmetrically versus asymmetrically substituted phenols

Tolga N. V. Karsili; Andreas M. Wenge; Barbara Marchetti; Michael N. R. Ashfold

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Symmetry matters: photodissociation dynamics of symmetrically versus asymmetrically substituted phenols

Tolga N. V. Karsili, Andreas M. Wenge, Barbara Marchetti, Michael N. R. Ashfold^*

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We report a combined experimental (H (Rydberg) atom photofragment translational spectroscopy) and theoretical (ab initio electronic structure and vibronic coupling calculations) study of the effects of symmetry on the photodissociation dynamics of phenols. Ultraviolet photoexcitation to the bound S-1((1)(pi pi)*) state of many phenols leads to some O-H bond fission by tunneling through the barrier under the conical intersection (CI) between the S-1 and dissociative S-2(1(pi sigma)*) potential energy surfaces in the RO-H stretch coordinate. Careful analysis of the total kinetic energy release spectra of the resulting products shows that the radicals formed following S-1

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	588-598
Number of pages	11
Journal	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume	16
Issue number	2
Early online date	28 Oct 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cp53450b
Publication status	Published - 28 Oct 2014

Keywords

PHOTOFRAGMENT TRANSLATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY
NEAR-UV PHOTOLYSIS
H-ATOM ELIMINATION
CONICAL INTERSECTIONS
ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOLYSIS
S-1 STATE
O-H
PYRROLE
MOLECULES
HYDROGEN

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Symmetry matters: photodissociation dynamics of symmetrically versus asymmetrically substituted phenols

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