Dynamics of Radical Ion Pairs following Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Solvents with Low and Intermediate Polarities

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 119, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 7571-7578

  Mentel, Kamila K ^a   Nunes, Rui M D ^a   Serpa, Carlos ^a   Arnaut, Luis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FLUORESCENCE; FREE ENERGY; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; IONS; NAPHTHALENE; QUENCHING; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ELECTRON-TRANSFER REACTIONS; ENERGY RELATIONSHIPS; FLUORESCENCE EMISSION; FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING; PHOTO-INDUCED ELECTRON TRANSFER; RADICAL ION PAIRS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL EQUILIBRATIONS;

SOLVENTS;

FREE RADICAL; ION; SOLVENT;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE; FREE RADICALS; IONS; KINETICS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SOLVENTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84934948556     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp511425y     Document Type: Article

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