Concerted stereodynamics of chemical changes: The branching selectivity in the photodissociation of asymmetric‐top molecules, formic acid, and the cold reactivity of the H + H2 exchange reaction
Abstract:This review article presents our recent examples of the branching selectivity in the photodissociation of asymmetric‐top molecules, halothane CF3CHBrCl and isohaloethane CF2BrCHFCl. The former gave the unexpected branching ratio of ([Cl] + [Cl*])/([Br] + [Br*])≈2 for the Br, Br* and Cl, Cl* atom fragmentations, meaning that the strongly bounded Cl‐C bond gave twice favorable fragmentation, while the later isohaloethane gave almost the same value for all‐atom fragmentations. We interpret this result due to the … Show more
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