Ultrafast chemistry: Using time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy for interrogation of structural dynamics

ETJ Nibbering, H Fidder, E Pines - Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Time-resolved infrared (IR) and Raman spectroscopy elucidates molecular
structure evolution during ultrafast chemical reactions. Following vibrational marker modes …

Ultrafast structural changes within a photosynthetic reaction centre

R Dods, P Båth, D Morozov, VA Gagnér, D Arnlund… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Photosynthetic reaction centres harvest the energy content of sunlight by transporting
electrons across an energy-transducing biological membrane. Here we use time-resolved …

[HTML][HTML] Biocatalytic conversion of sunlight and carbon dioxide to solar fuels and chemicals

MCM Yau, M Hayes, S Kalathil - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
This review discusses the progress in the assembly of photosynthetic biohybrid systems
using enzymes and microbes as the biocatalysts which are capable of utilising light to …

Applications of 2D IR spectroscopy to peptides, proteins, and hydrogen-bond dynamics

YS Kim, RM Hochstrasser - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2009 - ACS Publications
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Coherent effects in femtosecond infrared spectroscopy

P Hamm - Chemical physics, 1995 - Elsevier
The accessible time resolution in femtosecond infrared experiments is shorter than the
typical phase relaxation time of a vibronic transition. Therefore, coherent interaction of the …

Ultrafast dynamics and spectroscopy of bacterial photosynthetic reaction centers

SH Lin, CH Chang, KK Liang, R Chang… - … in chemical physics, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this paper is to present a microscopic model that can analyze the absorption
spectra, describe internal conversion, photoinduced ET, and energy transfer in the ps and …

Control of electron transfer between the L-and M-sides of photosynthetic reaction centers

BA Heller, D Holten, C Kirmaier - Science, 1995 - science.org
An aspartic acid residue has been introduced near ring V of the L-side accessory
bacteriochlorophyll (BChlL) of the photosynthetic reaction center in a Rhodobacter …

Protein fluctuations are sensed by stimulated infrared echoes of the vibrations of carbon monoxide and azide probes

M Lim, P Hamm… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
The correlation functions of the fluctuations of vibrational frequencies of azide ions and
carbon monoxide in proteins are determined directly from stimulated photon echoes …

Two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy of isotopomers of an alanine rich α-helix

C Fang, J Wang, YS Kim, AK Charnley… - The Journal of …, 2004 - ACS Publications
The two-dimensional infrared spectra of a series of doubly isotopically substituted 25-
residue α-helices were measured with femtosecond three pulse infrared time domain …

The theory of ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy

K Wynne, RM Hochstrasser - Chemical Physics, 1995 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the use of ultrafast time-resolved IR spectroscopy to probe vibrational
modes that are coupled to photochemically induced reactions. A detailed theory is derived …