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Sep 2026
Azulene as an anomaly in triplet-state engineering via bromination and/or carbonylation: internal conversion overrides intersystem crossing
Azulene, a non-benzenoid aromatic system, exhibits a unique electronic structure that gives rise to unconventional excited-state dynamics. Here, we investigate a series of halogenated and carbonylated azulenes using ultrafast spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations. Despite incorporating substituents that are kn...
K. Vinod, C. Tonnelé, A. Rana et al.
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