4 Photodissociation in the gas phase

Abstract

Photodissociation dynamics investigations published in 2003 have been reviewed. Some of the highlights are the measurement of dissociation rate of benzene, the manifestation of ring isomerization prior to photodissociation, the discovery of conformation-specific dissociation dynamics, and the studies on halogen-containing compounds in relation to the ozone-deficit problem, to name a few.