title: Comments on the determination of excited state dipole moment of molecules using the method of solvatochromism.
abstract: The present note comments on several publications which appeared in different journals containing many inaccurate statements and lacking honest citations of basic papers dealing with the application of solvatochromism to determine excited state dipole moments.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 57, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland. kawski@neostrada.pl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bojarski
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D012997:Solvents