Highly efficient triplet chain isomerization of Dewar benzenes: Adiabatic rate constants from cage kinetics

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1188-1199

  Merkel, Paul B ^a   Roh, Yeonsuk ^a   Dinnocenzo, Joseph P ^a   Robello, Douglas R ^b   Farid, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN PROPAGATING ENERGY TRANSFER; DEWAR BENZENE DERIVATIVES; EXOTHERMICITY; SENSITIZATION;

ENERGY BARRIERS; ISOMERIZATION; KINETIC THEORY; PHOTOLYSIS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RATE CONSTANTS;

BENZENE;

EID: 33847715502     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp067485j     Document Type: Article

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