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SUMMARY:The Influence of Vibrations on Reactions in Gases and Liquids (SCS
 )
DTSTART:20170921T163000
DTEND:20170921T173000
DTSTAMP:20260919T052643Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Fleming Crim\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison\nUSA\nChem
 ical reaction inherently involves the rearrangement of the connectivity of
  nuclei. Thus\, vibrational excitation\, which moves the nuclei relative t
 o each other\, is potentially a means of controlling the course of chemica
 l reactions. Different experiments have clearly demonstrated this behavior
  in gas-phase reactions\, and they raise the possibility of observing the 
 same phenomena in a liquid\, where frequent interactions complicate the si
 tuation.\n \nThere is a series of questions to ask about the role of vibr
 ational energy in chemical reactions in solution: How fast does vibrationa
 l energy flow around a molecule in solution? Do the behavior of gas-phase 
 reactions predict behavior in solution? How does the release of energy int
 o products differ in solution from that in the gas phase? Can vibrational 
 excitation accelerate a reaction in solution? A collection of experiments 
 using ultrafast laser pulses begins to answer these questions\, and studie
 s of vibrationally excited molecules in solution provide the first evidenc
 e of vibrational excitation influencing a reaction in solution.\n 
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
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