Chemistry Letters · 2001 · 47 citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhysicsChemical KineticsInorganic ChemistryPhysical ChemistryIonic ConductorsIonic Liquid MediaIonic LiquidsPhotoisomerization KineticsShear ViscosityShear-dependent Viscosity
Abstract Photoisomerization of trans-stilbene has been investigated in an ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate([bmim]PF6). It has been found that the photo-isomerization indeed proceeds in this ionic liquid with a rate much larger than that expected from its polarity and shear viscosity.
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