Spatially-controlled complex molecules and their applications

YP Chang, DA Horke, S Trippel… - International reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The understanding of molecular structure and function is at the very heart of the chemical
and molecular sciences. Experiments that allow for the creation of structurally pure samples …

Conformer-specific photochemistry imaged in real space and time

EG Champenois, DM Sanchez, J Yang… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Conformational isomers (conformers) of molecules play a decisive role in biology and
organic chemistry. However, experimental methods for investigating chemical reaction …

Specific Chemical Reactivities of Spatially Separated 3-Aminophenol Conformers with Cold Ca+ Ions

YP Chang, K Długołęcki, J Küpper, D Rösch, D Wild… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Many molecules exhibit multiple rotational isomers (conformers) that interconvert thermally
and are difficult to isolate. Consequently, a precise characterization of their role in chemical …

Why does dimethyl carbonate dissociate Li salt better than other linear carbonates? Critical role of polar conformers

H Lee, S Hwang, M Kim, K Kwak, J Lee… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The marked difference in the ionic conductivities of linear carbonate (LC) electrolyte
solutions despite their similar viscosities and permittivities is a long-standing puzzle. This …

Role of Solvent Isomerism in Mixed Carbonate Electrolytes for Li-Ion Batteries

B Koo, H Lee, S Hwang, J Lee, YK Han… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Current Li-ion battery (LIB) electrolytes employ mixed solvents consisting of ethylene
carbonate (EC) and linear carbonates (LCs). Notably, the ion conductivities of the EC/LC …

From roaming atoms to hop** surfaces: map** out global reaction routes in photochemistry

S Maeda, T Taketsugu, K Ohno… - Journal of the american …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The photodissociation of small molecules occurs upon irradiation by ultraviolet or visible
light, and it is a very important chemical process in Earth's atmosphere, in the atmospheres …

Differentiating and quantifying gas-phase conformational isomers using Coulomb explosion imaging

S Pathak, R Obaid, S Bhattacharyya… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conformational isomerism plays a crucial role in defining the physical and chemical
properties and biological activity of molecules ranging from simple organic compounds to …

Chemistry with controlled ions

S Willitsch - Advances in Chemical Physics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter focuses on the application of controlled‐molecule techniques for precise
studies of ion‐molecule reactions in the gas phase. It gives an overview of the most …

Switching on H-tunneling through conformational control

JPL Roque, CM Nunes, LP Viegas… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
H-tunneling is a ubiquitous phenomenon, relevant to fields from biochemistry to materials
science, but harnessing it for mastering the manipulation of chemical structures still remains …

Conformationally controlled chemistry: Excited-state dynamics dictate ground-state reaction

MH Kim, L Shen, H Tao, TJ Martinez, AG Suits - Science, 2007 - science.org
Ion imaging reveals distinct photodissociation dynamics for propanal cations initially
prepared in either the cis or gauche conformation, even though these isomers differ only …