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Conformationally Dependent Heavy Atom Effect of Chlorine on Alkene Triplet Lifetimes. Experimental and ab Initio Calculations

  • Richard A. Caldwell
  • , Lance D. Jacobs
  • , E. Ann Nalley
  • , J. Laboy
  • , T. R. Furlani
  • , E. Ann Nalley
  • University of Texas at Dallas
  • Calspan Corporation

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Abstract

The heavy atom effect of vinyl Cl in enhancing ISC rates of arylalkene triplets is shown to be much greater for substrates which can access nonplanar conformations. The experimental results are consistent with ab initio calculations of spin-orbit coupling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1623-1625
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume114
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 1992

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