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Orientation of Chiral Molecules by External Electric Fields: Focus on Photodissociation Dynamics. Symmetry (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/sym14102152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Molecular orientation is a fundamental requirement to study and control photoinitiated reactions. Experimental setups that make use of hexapolar electric filters combined with slice-ion imaging detectors were employed in these last years to investigate the photodissociation dynamics of chiral molecules. The final goal is the on-the-fly discrimination of oriented enantiomers, revealed by the different angular distributions in photofragment ion-imaging, as predicted from vector correlation studies. Here, we review experiments of photodissociation of oriented chiral molecules, with the aim of presenting limits emerging from these investigations and perspectives toward the achievement of the ultimate objective.
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Kasai T, Muthiah B, Po X, Yan C, Lin K, Tanudji J, Diño WA. Pattern analysis of the impact‐parameter dependent trajectories for the H +
H
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: A characteristic propensity for reactive versus nonreactive trajectories found in the time‐dependent interaction potential and a roaming‐like libration motion at cold temperature. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.202100539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Toshio Kasai
- Department of Chemistry National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Applied Physics Osaka University Suita Japan
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- Department of Chemistry National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Statistics National Chengchi University Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences Academia Sinica Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Physics Osaka University Suita Japan
- Center for Atomic and Molecular Technologies Osaka University Suita Japan
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Che DC, Kawamata H, Nakamura M, Kasai T, Lin KC. A vector correlation study using a hexapole-oriented molecular beam: photodissociation dynamics of oriented isohaloethane. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:5914-5920. [PMID: 35195628 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05788j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The photodissociation dynamics of isohaloethane (1-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane) at 234 nm was studied by a sliced imaging technique combined with an oriented molecular beam. The speed and angular distributions of the competitive products of spin-orbit selected Br and Cl atoms were determined by analysis of the obtained images. The anisotropic parameter, β, was found to be 2.0 ± 0.2 for the excited state of Br(2P1/2) (Br*) and 1.2 ± 0.3 for the ground state of Br(2P3/2) (Br). The speed distributions for both Br and Br* exhibited Gaussian-like characteristics. These results indicate that Br atoms were generated by direct formation after excitation through the nσ*(C-Br) potential energy surfaces. In contrast, the angular distributions for the Cl fragments were almost isotropic, while the speed distributions displayed Boltzmann-like characteristics. This suggests that the Cl atoms may form through long-lived parent molecules after photoexcitation. The branching ratio for Br and Cl atom formation was found to be approximately 1.2, that is, Br atom formation occurred preferentially, in contrast to the case of halothane photodissociation reported in our previous work [Che et al., J. Phys. Chem. A, 2020, 124, 5288]. A vector correlation study between the laser polarization axis and the direction of the dipole moment revealed a similar tendency for all photofragments, suggesting that the fragments were formed through a common excited state of isohaloethane. The vector correlation was also studied theoretically for comparison with the experimental results. The angle between the transition dipole moment in photodissociation and the permanent dipole moment was found to be 42 ± 15°. The obtained results indicate that this vector correlation approach combined with an oriented molecular beam is a powerful tool for determining the transition dipole moments in photodissociation.
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- Dock-Chil Che
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
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- Center for Higher Education and Global Admissions, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.,Department of Applied Physics, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.,Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Chang HP, Nakamura M, Kasai T, Lin KC. Photodissociation study of spatially oriented (R)-3-bromocamphor by the hexapole state selector. Mol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2021.1985643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Hsiu-Pu Chang
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Meguro, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Che DC, Nakamura M, Chang HP, Lin KC, Kasai T, Aquilanti V, Palazzetti F. UV Photodissociation of Halothane in a Focused Molecular Beam: Space-Speed Slice Imaging of Competitive Bond Breaking into Spin-Orbit-Selected Chlorine and Bromine Atoms. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:5288-5296. [PMID: 32498517 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A molecular beam of halothane (2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane) is focused by a hexapolar electrostatic field and photolyzed by UV laser radiation at 234 nm. Angular and speed distributions of chlorine and bromine photofragments emitted from halothane are measured for both spin-orbit states independently. Although the dissociation energy of the C-Cl bond is larger than that of C-Br, the relative yield of Cl to Br was found to be approximately 2. Measured speed and angular distributions of atomic fragments show distinct kinetic energy release and scattering characteristics: for bromine, observed fast and aligned fragments exhibit a signature of a direct mode of dissociation for the C-Br bond, via the electronically excited potential energy surface denoted nσ*(C-Br), of repulsive nature; for chlorine, a variation in the features is observed for the dissociation pathway through nσ*(C-Cl), from a modality similar to the bromine case, leading to fragments with appreciable kinetic energy release and pronounced directionality, to a modality involving slow products, nearly isotopically distributed. The origin of this behavior can be attributed to nonadiabatic interaction operating between the nσ*(C-Br) and nσ*(C-Cl) surfaces. These results are not only relevant for a detailed understanding of adiabatic versus diabatic coupling mechanisms in the manifold of excited states populated by photon absorption, but they also point out the possibility of selectively inducing specific dissociation pathways, even when involving energetically unfavorable outcomes, such as, in this case, the prevailing rupture of the stronger C-Cl bond against that of the weaker C-Br bond.
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- Dock-Chil Che
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.,Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.,Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Perugia 06123, Italy.,Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome 00016, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Perugia 06123, Italy
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