Solvent-polarity dependence of ultrafast excited-state dynamics of <i>trans</i>-4-nitrostilbene
Pengyun Wang, Yu‐Cheng Hsu, P. CHEN, Guanyu Chen, Yikai Liao, Po‐Yuan Cheng
Abstract
trans -4-Nitrostilbene S 1 -state deactivation dynamics is strongly modulated by solvent polarity, and its lifetime decreases by three orders of magnitude from ∼60 ps in acetonitrile to ∼60 fs in cyclohexane.
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