$S_{0}$ CIS-TRANS ISOMERIZATION OF OCTATETRAENE AS DETECTED BY HIGH RESOLUTION EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
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1981
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Ohio State University
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The ground state potential energy surface of octatetraene is investigated to gain an understanding of the complicated cis-trans isomerization which occurs in this linear polyene. High resolution emission spectra at 4.2k clearly show the presence of octatetraene isomers never before reported. A knowledge of the ground state surface is fundamental in understanding the photoisomerization in this molecule and applications will be discussed.
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