There is a long history of gas-phase studies of bimolecular reactions, but the presence of surrounding molecules complicates analogous studies in solution. Now, advances in ultrafast laser technology have enabled the detailed study of vibrational energy release in a reaction in solution.
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Crim, F. Surrounded by complications. Nature Chem 3, 344–345 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1034
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