{"title":"Snooping on the conical intersection","authors":"Xinwen Ou, Sheng-Yi Yang, Xinmeng Chen, Lianrui Hu, Ben Zhong Tang","doi":"10.1038/s41570-025-00699-2","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"By combining one-photon ultraviolet excitation with X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the nitrogen K-edge with advanced quantum-chemical calculations, researchers unveiled the fascinating and mysterious electronic dynamics of pyrazine at conical intersections. Here, electrons and nuclei dance in harmony until water steps in to disrupt the rhythm.","PeriodicalId":18849,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews. Chemistry","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":38.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nature reviews. Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-025-00699-2","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
By combining one-photon ultraviolet excitation with X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the nitrogen K-edge with advanced quantum-chemical calculations, researchers unveiled the fascinating and mysterious electronic dynamics of pyrazine at conical intersections. Here, electrons and nuclei dance in harmony until water steps in to disrupt the rhythm.
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