title: Torsional photoisomerization proceeding adiabatically through a volume-conserving pathway in uninhibited fluid media.
abstract: Doing the hula twist? A photochemically stimulated inversion of an sp(2)-hybridized oxygen atom upon simultaneous rotation of two adjacent bonds may be possible in a pure singlet excited potential energy surface in uninhibited fluid media (see scheme).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR Demokritos, 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Balomenou
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pistolis
mesh_terms: D007536:Isomerism; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D010777:Photochemistry
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; D010100:Oxygen