Internal energy of HCl upon photolysis of 2-chloropropene at 193 nm investigated with time-resolved Fourier-transform spectroscopy and quasiclassical trajectories

A Trajectory-Based Method to Explore Reaction Mechanisms

The tsscds method, recently developed in our group, discovers chemical reaction mechanisms with minimal human intervention. It employs accelerated molecular dynamics, spectral graph theory, statistical rate theory and stochastic simulations to uncover chemical reaction paths and to solve the kinetics at the experimental conditions. In the present review, its application to solve mechanistic/kinetics problems in different research areas will be presented. Examples will be given of reactions involved in photodissociation dynamics, mass spectrometry, combustion chemistry and organometallic catalysis. Some planned improvements will also be described.

Photodissociation of acryloyl chloride at 193 nm: interpretation of the product energy distributions, and new elimination pathways

The use of an automated TS search method leads to the finding of novel HCl elimination pathways.

Direct comparison of 3-centre and 4-centre HBr elimination pathways in methyl-substituted vinyl bromides

HBr elimination from energized methyl vinyl bromide molecules can occur through competing 3- and 4-centre transition states.