Femto-snapshots of reaction kinetics: Bonding behavior of iron pentacarbonyl experimentally decoded
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 12:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Using quantum chemical calculations, they were successful in interpreting the data and obtaining a detailed picture of the intermediates and reaction kinetics. The work, which has now been published in Nature, could prove helpful in developing novel catalysts for chemical storage of solar energy.