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Stretching stops scission

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Crossed-beam experiments have shown that, counterintuitively, breaking the C–H bond during the F + CHD3 reaction is impeded by its vibrational excitation

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  1. Zhang, W., Kawamata, H. & Liu, K. CH stretching excitation in the early barrier F + CHD3 reaction inhibits CH bond cleavage. Science 325, 303–306 (2009)

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Armstrong, G. Stretching stops scission. Nature Chem (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.353

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