Photodimerization and Excimer Emission in a Crystalline 1,4-Diphenylbutadiene

M. D. Cohen*, A. Elgavi, B. S. Green, Z. Ludmer, G. M.J. Schmidt

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Abstract

Crystalline 1-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-4-phenyl-trans,trans-buta-1,3-diene (5) displays excimer emission while the crystalline nonchloro analog (2) and solutions of both compounds exhibit only monomer emission. Solid 5, unlike 2, undergoes reaction on irradiation yielding only one of two topochemically-allowed, mirror-symmetric photodimers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6776-6779
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume94
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 1972
Externally publishedYes

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