ASSERT-92: A Novel Photochemical and Interfacial Approach to the Degradation of Hazardous Materials
Abstract
An intriguing proposal is that the intramolecular hydrogen bond of 3Bz 'locks' the species into a conformation unfavorable to reaction. We have begun to study this reaction with many of the techniques used previously to study 3BP and 3DBK. Recently, theorists have studied the use of coherent laser excitation to select pathways for chemical reactions -- to use light to shape the wavefunctions of the molecules' excited states. With this work, we advance a more mundane, but, perhaps, also a more practical method to shape these wavefunctions and thereby control chemical reaction pathways. We have shown that by controlling the conformation of a molecule one may sometimes control the shape of the excited state as well.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 14, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA282618
Entities
People
- Nicholas J. Turro
Organizations
- Columbia University