'Quenching of Excited States of Metal Complexes

Mg(phthalocyanine) [triplet]

excited state quenched by 1,4-Benzoquinone

Shakhverdov, P.A.; Terenin, A.N.
Dokl. Phys. Chem. 160(1-6): 163-5 (1965)

Mg(phthalocyanine) [triplet] quenched by 1,4-Benzoquinone
Solvent : Dioxane

k_q = 4.0 x 10⁷(L mol^–1 s^–1)

Mechanism: oxidative electron transfer
Experimental methods: conventional flash, absorption, single shot signal
Lifetime in the absence of quencher, air free = 1. x 10² micro sec.
This value also reported in 67A003

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