Probing the barrier for internal rotation of the retinal chromophore

Yoni Toker, Annette Svendsen, Anastasia V. Bochenkova, Lars H. Andersen

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Abstract

Molecular ion calorimetry: A technique for measuring the heat capacity of an isolated gas-phase chromophore is presented and applied to the retinal protonated Schiff base (see picture). The potential use of this technique for studying barriers for internal rotations is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8757-8761
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number35
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Aug 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ab initio calculations
  • calorimetry
  • chromophores
  • conformation analysis
  • photochemistry

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