The effect of solvent polarizability on the fluorescence of trans-1-(2-naphthyl)-2-phenylethene conformers. Conformer-specific fluorescence from the cis isomer

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1162-1168

  Saltiel, Jack ^a   Krishnamoorthy, Govindarajan ^a   Sears Jr , Donald F ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1 (2 NAPTHYL) 2 PHENYLETHENE; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; METHYLCYCLOHEXANE; QUININE BISULFATE; QUININE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE; ISOMER; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT EFFECT;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS;

EID: 18744394832     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b306404m     Document Type: Article

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