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SPECTRA
Fluorescence Spectrum of
Azulene
• Azulene is an aromatic hydrocarbon that contains no six-membered
instead of white, its crystals are dark blue and is known for six
centuries.
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by comparing the area under its fluorescence spectrum with the area
dilute solution.
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and S1 , φic is much smaller than φf and φisc , which implies that
φf + φisc ≈ 1
lifetimes (of the order of ns) than S1 (n, π*) states (of the order of
μs) and so S1 (π, π*) states are more likely to undergo fluorescence
the excited state lifetime longer but the rate of intersystem crossing
that the singlet – triplet energy gap, E(S–T), is smaller for S1(n,π*)
• The net result is that for molecules in which S1 is (π, π*), both
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either the parent molecule (internal heavy atom effect) or the solvent
8 - hydroxyquinoline Complex
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across the model surface when high - speed wind tunnel trials are
carried out.