Inter- and Intramolecular Energy Transfer Processes. 2. Hydrocarbon-Hydrocarbon Systems

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Abstract
The transfer of energy from one species of hydrocarbon to another has been observed. The conditions under which such transfer occurs indicate that one aromatic hydrocarbon may be adsorbed onto crystals of the other forming a surface complex with a binding energy of a few hundred calories. Transfer of energy occurs readily between the components of this complex but not between molecules of different hydrocarbons when both are in solution. However, evidence for resonance transfer of energy between pairs of molecules of the same substance when both are in solid solution has been found.