Spin Photochemistry: Electron Spin Multiplicity as a Tool for Reactivity and Selectivity Control

Chimia (Aarau). 2021 Oct 27;75(10):868-872. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2021.868.

Abstract

Spin chemistry involving small organic molecules without heavy atoms is highly sensitive to spin-orbit-coupling (SOC) modulating biradical conformation as well as hyperfine coupling (HFC) modulating magnetic isotope interactions. Several easily available reaction properties such as chemo-, regio-, and diastereoselectivity as well as quantum yields serve as analytical tools to follow intersystem crossing (ISC) dynamics and allow titrating spin selectivities.

MeSH terms

  • Electrons*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Photochemistry