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Electron photoejection in carbanions. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5837825
Under the auspices of the Department of Energy, over the last several years we have been investigating the photochemistry of resonance-stabilized carbanions. This program has had as its rationale the observation that photoexcited carbanions are very strong reductants, and that such electron-transfer photosensitizers might find utility as models and, eventually, agents, for solar energy conversion devices. Our initial work concentrated on evaluating the factors which control carbanion photochemistry and select among the various decay pathways such as isomerization or electron ejection. Our efforts in this area were rewarded, and we are now at the point of being able to design carbanions with specific types of photoreactivity.
Research Organization:
Kentucky Univ., Lexington (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
DOE Contract Number:
AS05-79ER10424
OSTI ID:
5837825
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/10424-5; ON: DE85011747
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English