Is 1-methylcytosine a faithful model compound for ultrafast deactivation dynamics of cytosine nucleosides in solution?

Abstract

1-Methylcytosine (1mCyt) is the base for nucleoside N1-methylpseudodeoxycytidine of Hachimoji nucleic acids and a frequently used model compound for theoretical studies on excited states of cytosine nucleosides. However, there is...