作者:M. Fujiwara、K. Mishima
DOI:10.1039/b004079g
日期:——
Photodissociation
of p-ethyl- and p-(α-hydroxyethyl)toluene at 266 nm in n-heptane solution was studied by nanosecond fluorescence and absorption spectroscopy. p-Ethyltoluene dissociates by CHâH bond fission in the
CH2 group. p-(α-Hydroxyethyl)toluene decomposes by CHâOH bond fission in the CH(OH) group. The quantum yields are
of the order of â¼10â3 for dissociation of p-ethyl- and p-(α-hydroxyethyl)toluene. For p-ethyltoluene, the dissociation rate of 4.0Ã107 sâ1 is equal to the fluorescence decay rate of 4.0Ã107 sâ1. For p-(α-hydroxyethyl)toluene, the dissociation
rate of >1.0Ã109 sâ1 is much faster than the fluorescence decay rate of 4.5Ã107 sâ1. One-photon excitation is required for dissociation of p-ethyl- and p-(α-hydroxyethyl)toluene. A model is proposed to interpret
the observations. For p-ethyltoluene, since the S1
[ÏÏ*(benzene)] state does not correlate adiabatically to the ÏÏ*(CâH) state,
intersystem crossing proceeds to the T1
[ÏÏ*(benzene)] state, which crosses to the ÏÏ*(CâH) state, leading to CHâH bond fission.
For p-(α-hydroxyethyl)toluene, the S1
[ÏÏ*(benzene)] state crosses adiabatically to the np(O)Ï*(CâO) state, allowing rapid
CHâOH bond fission.
ission。