Pump-probe spectroscopy and circular dichroism of nanocrystalline benzophenone--towards absolute kinetic measurements in solid state photochemical reactions

Khin K Chin; Arunkumar Natarajan; Matthew N Gard; Luis M Campos; Heather Shepherd; Erik Johansson; Miguel A Garcia-Garibay

doi:10.1039/b709166d

Pump-probe spectroscopy and circular dichroism of nanocrystalline benzophenone--towards absolute kinetic measurements in solid state photochemical reactions

Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Nov 7:(41):4266-8. doi: 10.1039/b709166d.

Authors

Khin K Chin¹, Arunkumar Natarajan, Matthew N Gard, Luis M Campos, Heather Shepherd, Erik Johansson, Miguel A Garcia-Garibay

Affiliation

¹ University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569, USA.

PMID: 18217600
DOI: 10.1039/b709166d

Abstract

Nanocrystals suspended in water can be used to record steady state and pump-probe absorption spectra, which should be useful for the study of excited states and reactive intermediates in the solid state.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Benzophenones / chemistry*
Circular Dichroism / methods
Crystallization
Kinetics
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Photochemistry
Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / methods
Time Factors

Substances

Benzophenones
benzophenone