Mechanism for Electron-Transfer Induced Isomerization of Stilbene as Studied by Magnetic Field Effects

Abstract
External magnetic field effects and laser flash photolysis were applied to elucidating the mechanism of dicyanoanthracene-sensitized isomerization of stilbene in acetonitrile, indicating that the stilbene cation radical is a key intermediate for isomerization. Sensitizer dependence of the isomerization efficiency is discussed in terms of the rate of back electron transfer in singlet radical pairs.

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