Stable photoinduced charge separation in heptacene.
Heptacene, generated in inert gas matrices by photobisdecarbonylation of a bridged alpha-diketone precursor, undergoes ionization into radical anion and radical cation upon UV irradiation.
Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie 2, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany. holger.bettinger@rub.de
Holger F
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Rajib
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Mondal
Douglas C
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Neckers
D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010777:Photochemistry; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / Q000379:methods; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
D007659:Ketones; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; C526883:heptacene