A new technique to measure time-resolved circular dichroism : ultrafast conformational dynamics of 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol

Claire Niezborala (1) , François Hache (1)

1 LOB - Laboratoire d'optique et biosciences

Using a new technique to measure time-resolved circular dichroism in a pump-probe experiment, we study the conformational relaxation in photoexcited (R)-(+)-1,1'-Bi-2- naphthol. The dihedral angle decreases of ca 20-30° in 100 psec in Ethanol.

Claire Niezborala, François Hache. A new technique to measure time-resolved circular dichroism : ultrafast conformational dynamics of 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol. Ultrafast Phenomena XVI, Jun 2008, Stresa, Italy. pp.388-390, ⟨10.1007/978-3-540-95946-5_126⟩. ⟨hal-00324250⟩