Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Trust is good, control is better: In thermal processes in which the interconversion of reactant conformers R1/2 is faster than the reaction itself, selectivity can be tailored by modulating the energy barriers of competing reaction paths. Ultrafast photoexcitation promotes separate conformers to different regions of the potential energy surface, where the wave packet may reach different conical intersections CI1/2, giving rise to product selectivity (P1/2).
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Olivucci et al. (2008) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: