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Squeezing the mechanism out of photochemical reactions

Better control over excited state proton-coupled electron transfer reactions may lead to considerable advances in the ever-expanding field of photocatalysis. Now, pressurizing an excited state system reveals insights into the mechanism behind such photochemical reactions.

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Fig. 1: Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) mechanism and dependence on pressure.

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Rosichini, A., Glover, S.D. Squeezing the mechanism out of photochemical reactions. Nat. Chem. 17, 789–790 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-025-01823-x

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