Chemical manifestations of strong light–matter coupling have recently been a subject of
intense experimental and theoretical studies. Here we review the present status of this field …

Molecular polaritons result from light-matter coupling between optical resonances and
molecular electronic or vibrational transitions. When the coupling is strong enough, new …

While there have been numerous reports of long‐range polariton transport at room‐
temperature in organic cavities, the spatiotemporal evolution of the propagation is scarcely …

We report the results of an attempt to reproduce a reported cavity catalysis of the ester
hydrolysis of para-nitrophenyl acetate due to vibrational strong coupling. While we achieved …

Vibrational strong coupling offers newfound potential to affect chemical processes and
represents a wholly new approach to catalysis. While this presents extraordinary …

Coupling between molecules and vacuum photon fields inside an optical cavity has proven
to be an effective way to engineer molecular properties, in particular reactivity. To ease the …

We theoretically demonstrate that the chemical reaction rate constant can be significantly
suppressed by coupling molecular vibrations with an optical cavity, exhibiting both the …

Recent experiments have demonstrated remarkable mode-selective reactivities by coupling
molecular vibrations with a quantized radiation field inside an optical cavity. The …

While the emerging field of vibrational polariton chemistry has the potential to overcome
traditional limitations of synthetic chemistry, the underlying mechanism is not yet well …

The field of vibrational polariton chemistry was firmly established in 2016 when a chemical
reaction rate at room temperature was modified within a resonantly tuned infrared cavity …