Issue 2, 2021

Is there a photochemical Hammond postulate?

Abstract

The Hammond postulate is a useful tool for approximating the energy and the structure of transition states. It was designed for use in ground state reactions, and has been applied successfully on many occasions. On the other hand, its usefulness for photochemical reactions is more questionable, as different energy surfaces are involved. So far, no systematic studies on the validity of the Hammond postulate for photochemical reactions are available. The present work aims at filling this gap by providing a simple, unbiased series of test reactions based on the stereospecificity of isotopically labelled substrates.

Graphical abstract: Is there a photochemical Hammond postulate?

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
07 août 2020
Accepted
03 nov. 2020
First published
11 nov. 2020
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2021,12, 599-605

Is there a photochemical Hammond postulate?

C. G. Bochet and F. M. Harvey, Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 599 DOI: 10.1039/D0SC04370B

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