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. 1988 Dec 23;242(4886):1645-53.
doi: 10.1126/science.242.4886.1645.

Laser femtochemistry

Laser femtochemistry

A H Zewail. Science. .

Abstract

Femtochemistry is concerned with the very act of the molecular motion that brings about chemistry, chemical bond breaking, or bond formation on the femtosecond (10(-15) second) time scale. With lasers it is now possible to record snapshots of chemical reactions with sub-angstrom resolution. This strobing of the transition-state region between reagents and products provides real time observations that are fundamental to understanding the dynamics of the chemical bond.

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