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Conformation‐Selective Laser Chemistry
Author(s) -
Goez Martin
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200201626
Subject(s) - cyclopropane , conformational isomerism , protonation , chemistry , laser , cleavage (geology) , photochemistry , stereochemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , materials science , optics , ion , physics , ring (chemistry) , fracture (geology) , composite material
Selection of a conformer by a laser pulse and conformation‐specific cleavage by a second laser pulse can be used to control the outcome of a chemical reaction. One of the most recent examples is the selective wavelength‐dependent generation of either the 2‐propyl cation or corner‐protonated cyclopropane from 1‐iodopropane (see scheme).