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Donor energy effects on the triplet-sensitized isomerization of 11-cis-retinal

  • T. Rosenfeld
  • , O. Kallsky
  • , M. Ottolenghi*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The photosensitized isomerization of 11-cis-retinal was investigated over a range of donors with varying triplet energy (ET). The photoisomerization yield (φisoT) for each retinal triplet produced by energy transfer was determined using continuous and pulsed-laser excitation methods. The marked dependence of φisoT on ET sets an upper limit of ∼0.1 to the isomerization yield in the thermally relaxed T1 state. The data are interpreted in terms of an efficient isomerization path involving higher vibronic triplet levels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1496-1498
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry
Volume81
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 1977

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