Fig. 4: The computed effect of compressive force on the geometry of stiff stilbene. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: The computed effect of compressive force on the geometry of stiff stilbene.

From: Allosteric control of olefin isomerization kinetics via remote metal binding and its mechanochemical analysis

Fig. 4

Overlay of the minimum-energy conformers of E-SS(OMe)2 (a) and its transition state (b) in the absence of force (red) and coupled to compressive force of 0.5, 1 and 1.5 nN (light orange, blue and green, respectively). The view is along the C = C bond that isomerizes. Note the much greater bending of the indanone core in the E isomer compared to the TS at the same force.

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