Femtochemistry, the real-time study of reactions on a timescale that captures the molecular and atomic activity involved, has traditionally been performed in the gas or liquid phase. It has now been extended to the solid state in a study that highlights how a controlled reaction environment can place steric constraints on the motions of photoproducts.
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Cerullo, G., Garavelli, M. Caught in the act. Nature Chem 9, 506–507 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2780
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