Abstract
The photofragmentation dynamics study using Tullyâs fewest switches trajectory surface hopping calculations, based on MRCIS(6,6)/6-31++Gââ potential energy surfaces, energy gradients and nonadiabatic couplings, reveals the occurrence of roaming mediated nonadiabatic pathways for the elimination of molecular hydrogen from propane at 157nm. 1,2- and 1,3-molecular hydrogen eliminations, the minor dissociation channels, exclusively follow roaming (of partially dissociated H atom) mediated nonadiabatic pathway (S1âS0) to the ground electronic state followed by an atomic hydrogen abstraction from another carbon atom in the ground singlet (S0) state. 1,1- and 2,2-molecular hydrogen eliminations on the other hand, the major dissociation processes, proceed either adiabatically in the first excited singlet (S1) electronic state or through the internal conversion S1âS0 followed by direct two-body fragmentation in the ground singlet (S0) state, with equal probability.
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