W(CO)5(4-cyanopyridine)

excited state quenched by Anthracene
Lees, A.J.; Adamson, A.W.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 102: 6874-6 (1980)

W(CO)5(4-cyanopyridine) quenched by Anthracene at conc. <= 0.005 mol L–1
Solvent : MeCH, 0.1 mol/L EtOH, 25ºC

kq = 4.0 x 109(L mol–1 s–1)

Mechanism: energy transfer?
Experimental methods: laser flash, luminescence, , luminescence
Lifetime in the absence of quencher, air free = 0.36 micro sec.

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