Abstract
The review discusses recent advancements in understanding electrocyclic reactions, moving beyond the traditional Woodward-Hoffmann rules by integrating time-resolved experiments with nonadiabatic quantum molecular dynamics simulations. The authors focus on studies of 1,3-cyclohexadiene and its derivatives to explain the mechanisms of photochemical electrocyclic reactions. The paper highlights progress in ultrafast electron diffraction techniques and simulation methods that can map molecular dynamics on a femtosecond to picosecond timescale.
Type
Publication
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry
Yusong Liu
Associate Staff Scientist
Thomas Wolf
Staff Scientist
My research is focused on discovering structure-function relationships in ultrafast photochemistry to better understand and eventually control this type of reactions.