Pseudorotation and the environmental effects of the phosphorescence lifetime of benzene

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Abstract

The strong temperature dependence of the phosphorescent decay rate of benzene is attributed to pseudorotational motion of benzene which has the lowered D2h symmetry in the triplet state. This model accounts for the unusual deuterium effect of the activation energy, the very large pre-exponential factor, the low onset temperature, and the solvent effects.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)397-400
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume10
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Aug 1971
Externally publishedYes

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