Vibrational polaritonic chemistry is emerging as an exciting new sub‐field of chemistry, one in which strong interactions with optical cavity vacuum fields are another degree of freedom alongside temperature, solvent, catalyst, and so on to modify thermochemical reactivity. The field stands at a fascinating juncture with experimental works on a variety of organic reactions continuing to blossom, just as many theoretical works appear which diverge significantly in their predictions compared to experiments. The outlook for the field is no doubt an exciting one as it seeks to unify the observed novel optical cavity‐induced chemical phenomena with satisfying accompanying physical theory. In this minireview we highlight experimental works on vibrational polaritonic chemistry that have appeared most recently, focusing on the chemistry of the rate‐limiting steps to provide mechanistic insight. We hope this review will encourage synthetic chemists to enter the field and we discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead as polaritonic chemistry grows into the future.

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振动极化化学的最新进展。

振动极化化学正在成为化学领域一个令人兴奋的新子领域，其中与光腔真空场的强相互作用是与温度，溶剂，催化剂等一起改变热化学反应性的另一个自由度。该领域处于一个引人入胜的转折点，有关各种有机反应的实验研究工作继续蓬勃发展，正如出现了许多理论研究一样，与实验相比，它们的预测差异很大。毫无疑问，该领域的前景令人兴奋，因为它试图将观察到的新颖的由光腔诱发的化学现象与令人满意的伴随的物理理论统一起来。在这份小型复习中，我们重点介绍了最近出现的有关振动极化电化学的实验工作，重点研究限速步骤的化学作用，以提供机理上的见解。我们希望这次审查会鼓励合成化学家进入该领域，并讨论随着极化技术发展到未来而面临的机遇和挑战。