Zn(etioporphyrin I)(pyridine) [singlet]

excited state quenched by cis-4-Nitrostilbene
Lopp, I.G.; Hendren, R.W.; Wildes, P.D.; Whitten, D.G.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 92: 6440-7 (1970)

Zn(etioporphyrin I)(pyridine) [singlet] quenched by cis-4-Nitrostilbene
Solvent : Benzene, 0.005 mol/L py

kq = 4.2 x 109(L mol–1 s–1)

Mechanism: exciplex formation
Experimental methods: steady state irradiation, luminescence
Lifetime in the absence of quencher, air free = 0.004 micro sec. ()
Comments: nonlinear Stern-Volmer plot at high [Q]

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