Assignment of Conjugate Double Bond Systems Produced in Heated PVA Film by Absorption and Excitation Spectra

Abstract

Abstract Absorption, emission and excitation spectra of heat-treated PVA film have been interpreted as corresponding to mixtures of –(CH=CH)n– and –(CH=CH)n–CO–, which are distinguishable from each other according to whether spectrum is accompanied with fine structures or not. The former shows fine structures and has had n determined to be 2–14 by analysis of peak locations on the basis of linearity for Lewis-Calvin’s plot. For the latter, n has been determined to be 1–7, and Lewis-Calvin’s plot between the wavelength of band maximum and n also shows a good linearity.