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Ab Initio Study on One-Way Photoisomerization of the Maleic Acid and Fumaric Acid Anion Radical System as a Model System of Their Esters
journal contribution
posted on 2006-11-09, 00:00 authored by Masato Sumita, Kazuya SaitoPotential energy surfaces (PESs) of the maleic acid anion radical (MA-•: cis isomer)/fumaric acid anion
radical (FA-•: trans isomer) system as a model system of their esters have been studied in detail using CASSCF
method. The results suggest the following: The photoisomerization is initiated with the H−C−C−H dihedral
angle distortion [hydrogen out of plain (HOOP) motion] on the D1 PES. The C−C−C−C dihedral angle
distortion occurs on the D0 PES after the deactivation from D1 to D0. A large fraction of the net motion along
the isomerization coordinate occurs on the D0 PES. The D0 state is responsible for the one-way nature of the
photoisomerization.