Photochemical and Electronic Properties of Conjugated Bis(azo) Compounds: An Experimental and Computational Study

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2011-2021

  Cisnetti, Federico ^a   Ballardini, Roberto ^b   Credi, Alberto ^a   Gandolfi, Maria Teresa ^a   Masiero, Stefano ^a   Negri, Fabrizia ^a   Pieraccini, Silvia ^a   Spada, Gian Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Absorption spectroscopy; Azobenzenes; Electrochemistry; Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; QUANTUM THEORY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL ISOMERS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AZO COMPOUND; AZOBENZENE; BIS(AZO) COMPOUND; OLIGOMER; PHENYL GROUP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONJUGATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY; GEOMETRY; ISOMER; ISOMERIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOREACTIVITY; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECIES;

EID: 2342435863     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200305590     Document Type: Article

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