Abstract
The antiaromatic corannulene dianion, Cor2-, undergoes photoejection of an electron to yield an intimate cage complex of Coṙ- and the electron. Part of the complex species undergoes cage recombination, krec1 = 1.1 × 106 s-1, while the other part of complex separates, ks = 2.3 × 106 s-1, and yields Coṙ- and a Li+/e- ion pair. Diffusional recombination of the later products proceeds with a bimolecular rate constant corresponding to krec2 = 1.3 × 109 M-1 s-1. Time-resolved laser flash-photolysis and FT-EPR experiments are used to characterize the transient species.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 10631-10636 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry A |
Volume | 104 |
Issue number | 46 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 23 Nov 2000 |