1970•Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical CommunicationsRequires access
Solvent effects on the photoaddition of acenaphthylene and acrylonitrile
Benjamin F. Plummer, Richard A. Hall
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Abstract
The effect of brominated solvents as compared to acetonitrile and cyclohexane upon the photocycloaddition of acenaphthylene to acrylonitrile suggests that spin–orbit coupling between acenaphthylene solute and heavy-atom solvent increases intersystem crossing efficiency in acenaphthylene.