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Title: Ultrafast Independent N–H and N–C Bond Deformation Investigated with Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering

Journal Article · · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
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  1. Institut f?r Physik und Astronomie, Universit?t Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24/25 14476 Potsdam Germany, Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin f?r Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15 12489 Berlin Germany
  2. Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova University Center 10691 Stockholm Sweden
  3. Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin f?r Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15 12489 Berlin Germany
  4. Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195 USA
  5. LCLS, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park CA 94025 USA

Here, the femtosecond excited-state dynamics following resonant photoexcitation enable the selective deformation of N-H and N-C chemical bonds in 2-thiopyridone in aqueous solution with optical or X-ray pulses. In combination with multiconfigurational quantum-chemical calculations, the orbital-specific electronic structure and its ultrafast dynamics accessed with resonant inelastic X-ray scattering at the N 1s level using synchrotron radiation and the soft X-ray free-electron laser LCLS provide direct evidence for this controlled photoinduced molecular deformation and its ultrashort timescale.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0002190; AC02-76SF00515; 669531; CTS 14:355; 2015-03956; Helmholtz Virtual Institute VI 419
OSTI ID:
1352452
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1352454; OSTI ID: 1368690
Journal Information:
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Vol. 56 Journal Issue: 22; ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 30 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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