Proton transfer dynamics in nucleic acids underpin several fundamental aspects of genetic stability and variation. This process involves the movement of protons along hydrogen bonds connecting ...

Excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) refers to the process in which a molecule, upon light absorption, undergoes a significant alteration in its acid–base properties leading to a rapid transfer of a ...

This study is led by Dr. Yunxiang Lin (Anhui University), Dr. Xiyu Li (Great Bay university), Dr. Hengjie Liu, and Prof. Li Song (University of Science and Technology of China). In this work, the ...

Chemists reveal method for differentiating PCET mechanisms -- a key step for steering fundamental energy conversion and redox catalysis processes. Redox reactions form the basis of many fundamental ...

Recently, the team led by Academician Wei-Hong Zhu at East China University of Science and Technology proposed a novel photo-rearrangement reaction of diarylethenes induced by intramolecular proton ...

For the first time, researchers have measured the speed at which protons move through charged water molecules, shedding light on one of the most fundamental chemical reactions. Researchers at Yale ...

Protons, the positively charged particles that help build every atom in our bodies, are starting to look less like classical ...