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Photochemistry of matrix‐isolated norbornadiene
Author(s) -
Gȩbicki Jerzy,
Kuberski Sławomir,
Kamiński Rafał
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of physical organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.325
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1395
pISSN - 0894-3230
DOI - 10.1002/poc.610020504
Subject(s) - norbornadiene , quadricyclane , chemistry , photochemistry , xenon , matrix isolation , irradiation , argon , spectroscopy , matrix (chemical analysis) , selectivity , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , nuclear physics
Norbornadiene, isolated in argon, xenon and nitrogen matrices at 20 K, was irradiated with UV light. Characterized by UV–VIS–IR absorption spectroscopy the photoproduct, representing a single species, was assigned to quadricyclane. This result is compared with the literature data on photochemistry of norbornadiene in the gas and liquid phase. The role of the rigid matrix environment on selectivity of the photochemical reaction is discussed.