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ArticleNature communications2025

Excited-state reaction dynamics of the radical anions revealed by time-resolved photofragment depletion spectroscopy.

Sejun An, Sang Kyu Kim

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. A Mesoionic Platform for Persistent Anionic Nitrogen-Centered Radicals.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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Sejun AnDepartment of Chemistry, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Sang Kyu KimDepartment of Chemistry, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. sangkyukim@kaist.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4803-1327

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National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 2019R1A6A1A10073887National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2023-00208926National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2024-00436153
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The excited-state reaction dynamics of radical anions are investigated using a newly developed technique: time-resolved photofragment depletion spectroscopy. This method leverages differences in photodetachment cross-sections among transient anionic species involved in the reaction pathway. It offers a distinct advantage for studying radical anions, which are typically challenging to probe using conventional spectroscopic techniques due to their low electron affinities. As a benchmark, the method is first applied to I₂⁻, whose excited-state behavior is well characterized. The technique is then extended to CH₃NO₂⁻ and (CH₃NO₂)₂⁻, enabling real-time probing of the excited-state dynamics of their nonvalence-bound states. Our findings reveal that ultrafast internal conversion from a nonvalence orbital to a valence orbital is followed either by prompt chemical bond dissociation or by comparatively slower cluster decomposition. These results highlight the dynamic role of the nonvalence orbital in driving chemical reactivity.

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PMCPMC12218186

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