Forward (Singlet–singlet) and backward (triplet–triplet) energy transfer in a dendrimer with peripheral naphthalene units and a benzophenone core

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 898-905

  Bergamini, Giacomo ^a   Ceroni, Paola ^a   Maestri, Mauro ^a   Balzani, Vincenzo ^a   Lee, Sang Kyu ^b   Vögtle, Fritz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 METHYLNAPHTHALENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CHLOROFORM; DENDRIMER; DICHLOROMETHANE; DIMETHOXYBENZOPHENONE; HYDROGEN; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; TERBIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 7244251738     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b408659g     Document Type: Article

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