| Title: |
Tracking the structural change of the predissociating molecule near the transition state. |
| Authors: |
Kim, Junggil, Kang, Minseok, Yoon, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sang Kyu |
| Source: |
Nature Communications; 1/3/2025, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p1-8, 8p |
| Subject Terms: |
PHYSICAL & theoretical chemistry, CHEMICAL reactions, COUPLING reactions (Chemistry), CHEMICAL bonds, POTENTIAL energy surfaces |
| Abstract: |
Despite its profound significance, the molecular structural changes near the transition state, driven by the vibronic coupling, have remained largely unexplored, leaving a crucial aspect of chemical reactions shrouded in uncertainty. Herein, the dynamical behavior of the reactive flux on the verge of chemical bond breakage was revealed through the spectroscopic characterization of a large amplitude vibrational motion. Highly excited internal rotor states of S1 methylamine (CH3ND2) report on the structural change as the molecule approaches the transition state, indicating that the quasi-free internal rotation is strongly coupled to the reaction coordinate as their energies near the maximum of the reaction barrier for the N-D chemical bond predissociation. Energy-dependent behavior of the rate constant perfectly correlates with that of the molecular structural change in the N-D bond length, providing unprecedented crucial information about how vibrational energy flows into the reaction coordinate on the adiabatic potential energy surfaces. Transition states are elusive transient species in chemical reactions. Here, the authors achieve the experimental characterization of the transition state in predissociation of methylamine in its excited state using double resonance spectroscopy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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