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12.4 Radiationless processes in photoexcited molecules 253<br />

• The reaction is thus thermally forbidden because of the high energy barrier at the<br />

avoided crossing between the trans and cis isomers on the left and right.<br />

• The reaction is photochemically allowed because of the barrierless adiabatic correlation<br />

between the ∗ states on the left and right.<br />

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Figure 12.7: Cis-trans isomerization of C 2 H 4 : Transformation of the and ∗ orbitals.<br />

Photochemical cis-trans isomerization of C 2 H 4<br />

Traditional picture: Diabatic potentials<br />

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diabatic crossing<br />

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Topics in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Kinetics</strong> and Dynamics • © F. Temps, IPC Kiel 35<br />

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Figure 12.8: Cis-trans isomerization of C 2 H 4 : HMO picture with an avoided crossing.<br />

Photochemical cis-trans isomerization of C 2 H 4<br />

Traditional picture: Avoided crossing<br />

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avoided crossing<br />

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Topics in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Kinetics</strong> and Dynamics • © F. Temps, IPC Kiel 36

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