Ultrafast polyene dynamics: the ring opening of 1,3-cyclohexadiene derivatives.
The light activated ring-opening reaction of the 1,3-cyclohexadiene chromophore finds application in optical control, optical switching, optical memory, light activated molecular machines, photobiology, photochromic materials, and conformation-specific photocatalysts. The development of ultrafast spectroscopic methods and powerful computational methods have accelerated the understanding and facilitated the application of this important chromophore in a wide range of systems. Here we look at the current state of theoretical and experimental understanding for the ring-opening reaction of the isolated cyclohexadiene molecule and the ring-opening reactions of substituted cyclohexadienes, including fulgides, diarylethenes, and provitamin D.
Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, University of Michigan, 930 N. University Ave. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1055 USA. rsension@umich.edu.
Brenden C
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Arruda
Roseanne J
RJ
Sension
D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D000081005:Cyclohexane Monoterpenes; D053138:Cyclohexenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D007536:Isomerism; D008027:Light; D008958:Models, Molecular; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D011090:Polyenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory
D000081005:Cyclohexane Monoterpenes; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D011090:Polyenes; D002762:Cholecalciferol; C005403:alpha phellandrene; C018669:gamma-terpinene; C034005:1,3-cyclohexadiene