Electric field–catalyzed single-molecule Diels-Alder reaction dynamics

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf0689
• Publication Date: 2021-01-20T20:16:24Z
• Authors: Chen Yang; Zitong Liu; Yanwei Li; Shuyao Zhou; Chenxi Lu; Yilin Guo; Melissa Ramirez; Qingzhu Zhang; Yu Li; Zhirong Liu; K. N. Houk; Deqing Zhang; Xuefeng Guo
• Keywords: Organic Chemistry; Chemical Sciences; 02 engineering and technology; 540; 0210 nano-technology; Research Articles

An electric field promotes an unprecedented stepwise Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction mechanism.