Energetics of Baird aromaticity supported by inversion of photoexcited chiral [4n]annulene derivatives
oleh: Michihisa Ueda, Kjell Jorner, Young Mo Sung, Tadashi Mori, Qi Xiao, Dongho Kim, Henrik Ottosson, Takuzo Aida, Yoshimitsu Itoh
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01 |
Deskripsi
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.