Unconventional excited-state dynamics in the concerted benzyl (C7H7) radical self-reaction to anthracene (C14H10)

Ralf. I. Kaiser; Long Zhao; Wenchao Lu; Musahid Ahmed; Vladislav S. Krasnoukhov; Valeriy N. Azyazov; Alexander M. Mebel

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28466-7

Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

Unconventional excited-state dynamics in the concerted benzyl (C7H7) radical self-reaction to anthracene (C14H10)

Ralf. I. Kaiser,
Long Zhao,
Wenchao Lu,
Musahid Ahmed,
Vladislav S. Krasnoukhov,
Valeriy N. Azyazov,
Alexander M. Mebel

Affiliations

Ralf. I. Kaiser: Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Long Zhao: Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Wenchao Lu: Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Musahid Ahmed: Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Vladislav S. Krasnoukhov: Samara National Research University
Valeriy N. Azyazov: Samara National Research University
Alexander M. Mebel: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28466-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The reaction of benzyl radical self-reaction to anthracene opens-up a previously overlooked avenue for a more efficient synthesis of aromatic, multi-ringed structures via excited state dynamics in the gas phase.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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