Abstract
A classic in physical organic chemistry, the inversion of cyclooctatetraene (COT), was studied with femtosecond resolution by negative-ion-beam techniques. The transition state for the thermal inversion was accessed directly by detachment of the electron from the planar COT- ion.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2830-2834 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 21 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 May 17 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cyclooctatetraene
- Femtochemistry
- Photodetachment
- Transition states
- Wave-packet dynamics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry