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Photoionization of Naphthalene and Anthracene in Acetonitrile
Author(s) -
Vauthey Eric,
Haselbach Edwin,
Suppan Paul
Publication year - 1987
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.19870700212
Subject(s) - chemistry , anthracene , naphthalene , photoionization , acetonitrile , photochemistry , singlet state , excited state , ionization , solvent , organic chemistry , ion , atomic physics , physics
Naphthalene and anthracene undergo a monophotonic ionization process in MeCN to produce the radical cations in low quantum yields (around 0.06 for anthracene). This reaction originates from the relaxed singlet excited state S 1 , and it is not due to traces of H 2 O in the solvent.
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