Organic photochemical storage of solar energy. Progress report, July 1, 1977--Feburary 28, 1978

Author: Jones, G. II.
Published: United States : [publisher not identified], 1978.
[Oak Ridge, Tennessee] : [U.S. Atomic Energy Commission], 1978.
Physical Description: microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm

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Summary

The prospects for driving endoergic reactions of simple, relatively abundant organic chemicals by photochemical means have been examined. Strategies for utilization of light of varying wavelength involve sensitization mechanisms which depend on the redox properties of energy storing substrates and photosensitizers. Of principal interest is valence isomerization which can be induced by electron donor-acceptor interaction between substrate and sensitizer in an excited complex or exciplex. Photophysical studies show that potentially isomerizable substrates efficiently intercept redox photosensitizers. The quenching of emission of electron acceptor sensitizers by non conjugated hydrocarbon dienes is indeed a function of the reduction potential of the acceptors (a series of aromatics with varying absorption characteristics) and the oxidation potentials of the substrates. Electron deficient dienes have been shown alternatively to be efficient quenchers of excited donor sensitizers. That exciplexes are formed between isomerizable substrates and donor or acceptor sensitizers has been confirmed by emission spectroscopy. The rearrangement of hexamethyldewarbenzene, a model exciplex isomerization has been examined in some detail.

Report Numbers

COO-4380-1

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U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection.

Note

DOE contract number: EG-77-S-02-4380
OSTI Identifier 5012614
Research organization: Boston Univ., Mass. (USA). Dept. of Chemistry.

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