Time-resolved fluorescence of p-dimethylaminobenzonitrile in mixed solvents

Stephen R. Meech, David Phillips

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Abstract

The time-resolved fluorescence decay of p-dimethylaminobenzonitrile (DMABN) in mixed non-polar-polar solvents has been studied. The data cannot be described by an equilibrium between two excited-state species, even when transient terms in the reaction rate constant are considered. The data are analysed in terms of a distribution of DMABN-solvent complexes decaying with a corresponding distribution of rates. The origin of this behaviour, and its implications for understanding the solvation dynamics of DMABN-polar solvent systems, are considered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1941-1956
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 2: Molecular and Chemical Physics
Volume83
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1987

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