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Ultrafast ring-opening dynamics of 1,2-dithiane following ultraviolet absorption

• Patrick A. Robertson, James Merrick, David Heathcote, Matthew S. Robinson, Alexander Butler, Yasmine Biddick, J.F. Pedro Nunes, Conor Rankine, Zhihao Liu, Samuel F. Arrowsmith, James O.F. Thompson, M. Nrisimha Murty, Richard Chapman, Emma Springate, Edward A. Anderson, Adam Kirrander and Claire Vallance
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We report results from a recent laser pump–probe study into the ultrafast ring-opening dynamics of 1,2-dithiane. Following absorption of a 290 nm photon, the nuclear dynamics were probed as a function of pump–probe delay on the femtosecond timescale by strong-field ionisation with an 800 nm probe pulse, resulting in production of a range of atomic and molecular fragment ions…