Dissociation dynamics of 3- and 4-nitrotoluene radical cations: Coherently driven C$-$NO${}_2$ bond homolysis

Derrick Ampadu Boateng, Gennady L. Gutsev, Puru Jena +1

Monosubstituted nitrotoluenes serve as important model compounds for nitroaromatic energetic molecules such as trinitrotoluene. This work investigates the ultrafast nuclear dynamic…