title: Resonance Raman study of short-time photodissociation dynamics of the charge-transfer band absorption of nitrobenzene in cyclohexane solution.
abstract: Resonance Raman spectra were obtained for nitrobenzene in cyclohexane solution with excitation wavelengths in resonance with the charge-transfer (CT) band absorption spectrum. These spectra indicate that the Franck-Condon region photodissociation dynamics have multidimensional character with motion mainly along the nominal NO2 symmetric stretch mode (nu 11), the nominal benzene ring stretch mode (nu 7), accompanied by a moderate degree of motion along the nominal ONO symmetry bend/benzene ring stretch mode (nu 23), the nominal C-N stretch/benzene ring breathing mode (nu 16), the nominal CCC bending mode (nu 20) and the nominal CCH in-plane bending mode (nu 14). A preliminary resonance Raman intensity analysis was done and the results for nitrobenzene were compared to previously reported results for several nitroalkanes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Sciences, Second Road, Xia Sha Gao Jiao Yuan Qu Hangzhou 310033, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xin-Ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Shu-Qiang
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xuming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: David Lee
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Phillips