Energetics of Baird aromaticity supported by inversion of photoexcited chiral [4n]annulene derivatives

Autor: Michihisa Ueda, Kjell Jorner, Young Mo Sung, Tadashi Mori, Qi Xiao, Dongho Kim, Henrik Ottosson, Takuzo Aida, Yoshimitsu Itoh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00382-1
Popis: Baird’s rule applies to cyclic π-conjugated molecules in their excited state, yet a quantification of the involved energetics is elusive. Here, the authors show the ring inversion kinetics of two nonplanar and chiral [4n]annulenes to support Baird’s rule from an energetic point of view.
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