Picosecond to millisecond tracking of a photocatalytic decarboxylation reaction provides direct mechanistic insights

Aditi Bhattacherjee; Mahima Sneha; Luke Lewis-Borrell; Omri Tau; Ian P. Clark; Andrew J. Orr-Ewing

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13154-w

Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

Picosecond to millisecond tracking of a photocatalytic decarboxylation reaction provides direct mechanistic insights

Aditi Bhattacherjee,
Mahima Sneha,
Luke Lewis-Borrell,
Omri Tau,
Ian P. Clark,
Andrew J. Orr-Ewing

Affiliations

Aditi Bhattacherjee: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantocks Close
Mahima Sneha: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantocks Close
Luke Lewis-Borrell: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantocks Close
Omri Tau: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantocks Close
Ian P. Clark: Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford
Andrew J. Orr-Ewing: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantocks Close

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13154-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The spectroscopic tracking of complex, multi-step chemical reactions is challenging due to the dynamic timescales of the elementary steps. Here, the authors track a four-step, light-induced decarboxylation reaction in real time to provide new mechanistic insights.

Published in Nature Communications

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