<h3>Title</h3>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Chemistry under Vibrational Strong Coupling</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Abstract</span> :</strong></p>
<p>Light-matter strong coupling in general, vibrational strong coupling (VSC) in particular, offers exciting possibilities in molecular/material science. Formation of vibro-polaritonic states leads to a large modification in chemical reactivity and other molecular properties under strong coupling conditions.1-2 This emerging field of research is highly multi-disciplinary, and much of its potential has yet to be explored.</p>
<p>The thrust of my future research will be focused on understanding the fundamental mechanism(s) of VSC and to explore its potential applications in different fields of chemistry. For instance, so far only about a dozen chemical reactions have been studied under VSC and so much remains to be understood to explain how VSC induces such large changes in reactivity. In another direction, the perturbation of solute-solvent interactions under VSC clearly opens a new pathway in the field of chemical equilibria, supramolecular assembly, and crystal engineering that need to be further investigated.3-4 VSC undoubtedly will become a useful tool in chemistry and material science. It will also contribute to the fundamental understanding of the role of vacuum field in common molecular processes.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">References</span>:</p>
<p>1. Sau, A.; Nagarajan, K.; Patrahau, B.; Lethuillier-Karl, L.; Vergauwe, R. M. A.; Thomas, A.; Moran, J.; Genet, C.; Ebbesen, T. W., Modifying Woodward–Hoffmann Stereoselectivity Under Vibrational Strong Coupling. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 5712-5717.<br />2. Nagarajan, K.; Thomas, A.; Ebbesen, T. W., Chemistry under Vibrational Strong Coupling. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 16877-16889.<br />3. Joseph, K.; Kushida, S.; Smarsly, E.; Ihiawakrim, D.; Thomas, A.; Paravicini-Bagliani, G. L.; Nagarajan, K.; Vergauwe, R.; Devaux, E.; Ersen, O.; Bunz, U. H. F.; Ebbesen, T. W., Supramolecular Assembly of Conjugated Polymers under Vibrational Strong Coupling. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 19665-19670.<br />4. Hirai, K.; Ishikawa, H.; Chervy, T.; Hutchison, J. A.A.; Uji-i, H., Selective crystallization via vibrational strong coupling. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 11986-11994.</p>