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An Efficient Photosensitizer: O‐Ethyl‐1‐thionaphthoate
Author(s) -
Gisin Markus,
Wirz Jakob
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
helvetica chimica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.74
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1522-2675
pISSN - 0018-019X
DOI - 10.1002/hlca.19750580629
Subject(s) - photosensitizer , chemistry , photochemistry , singlet state , reactivity (psychology) , singlet oxygen , yield (engineering) , excitation , visible spectrum , triplet state , excited state , optoelectronics , molecule , organic chemistry , oxygen , atomic physics , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , materials science , pathology , electrical engineering , metallurgy , engineering
The title compound is recommended as a photosensitizer for excitation by visible light of up to 500 nm due to the following properties: high triplet yield, low singlet‐triplet splitting (E T = 55 kcal/mol), low photochemical reactivity.