Excited state dynamics and rapid internal conversion in a stable dipole molecule

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 585-590

  Reid, Gavin D ^a   Whittaker, Douglas J ^a   Roth, Wolfgang ^a   Whitaker, Benjamin J ^a   Williamson, Matthew J I ^a   Beddard, Godfrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOMETHINE YLIDE; METHANOL; SINGLET OXYGEN; TRIPHENYLMETHANE DERIVATIVE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COVALENT BOND; DIPOLE; EXCITATION; HYBRIDIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 27844573400     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b301728a     Document Type: Article

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