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Unexpected shortening of the excited state lifetime of oxybenzone radical cation upon excitation of the band origin

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: electronic transition was identified and excited-state lifetimes on the femtosecond timescale were estimated. Unexpectedly, the vibronic band origin exhibits a shorter lifetime than higher vibronic levels, attributed to an ultrafast excited-state proton transfer. In contrast, out-of-plane vibrational excitation disrupts hydrogen-bond directionality and suppresses this process, leading to longer excited-state lifetimes.

Source: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

DOI: 10.1039/d6cp00894a

Authors: Juan C. Latorre, Franco L. Molina, Satchin Soorkia, Michel Broquier, Gilles Grégoire, Gustavo A. Pino

Institutions: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris-Saclay, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay

Language: English

Topic: Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies

Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica

OpenAlex ID: W7143595483

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