Light induced reactions in cryogenic matrices

Abstract

This chapter centers on light-induced reactions in cryogenic matrices, ranging from conformational isomerizations to complex bond-breaking/bond-forming processes. Recent progress in the photochemistry involving direct participation of the matrix noble gas atoms as reactants to form covalently bound noble gas containing molecules will also be discussed. Finally, infrared-induced reactions in cryomatrices will be considered.

Carboxylic Group and Its Tetrazolyl Isostere in One Molecule. Matrix Isolation FTIR and DFT Studies on Thermal Decomposition and Photochemistry of (Tetrazol-5-yl)acetic Acid

“…The goal of the present work was to identify and characterize different isomers of TA and to study their thermal decomposition and UV-induced photochemistry. We have chosen matrix isolation FTIR spectroscopy as the main experimental technique, since it is especially powerful in conformational studies and in the identification of the photolysis and pyrolysis or thermal decomposition products. − Interpretation of the spectroscopic results was supported by extensive DFT calculations.…”

IR-induced and tunneling reactions in cryogenic matrices: the (incomplete) story of a successful endeavor

“…We will focus mostly on our own work, but many other groups have also given outstanding contributions to the field, and this has been highlighted in our sequence of reviews published in the RSC Series Photochemistry. 59–66 The story presented here is necessarily an incomplete story. Nevertheless, it considers a large range of examples, from very selective IR-induced conformational isomerizations to successful observations of rare heavy atom tunneling processes, and it provides a rather general overview of most of the major progresses achieved in the field.…”