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From a one-mode to a multi-mode understanding of conical intersection mediated ultrafast organic photochemical reactions
This review discusses how ultrafast organic photochemical reactions are controlled by conical intersections, highlighting that decay to the ground-state at multiple points of the intersection space results in their multi-mode character.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2102619
- PAR ID:
- 10473025
- Publisher / Repository:
- Royal Chemical Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Chemical Society Reviews
- Volume:
- 52
- Issue:
- 8
- ISSN:
- 0306-0012
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 2643 to 2687
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cs00719c
