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Emission from char
ge recombination between radical cations and anions of various tetrakis(phenylethynyl)benzenes (TPEBs) was measured durin
g pulse radiolysis in benzene (Bz). The formation of TPEB in thesin
glet excited state (
1TPEB
*) can be attributed to the char
ge recombination between TPEB
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generated from the radiolytic reaction in Bz. This mechanism is reasonably explainedby the relationship between the annihilation enthalpy chan
ge (-
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ge recombination ofTPEB
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gy of
1TPEB
*. It was found that the char
ge recombination betweenTPEB
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ges/entities/bull.gif">- occurred to
give
1TPEB
* as the emissive species, but not the excimers because ofthe lar
ge repulsion between substituents caused by the rotation around C-C sin
gle bonds of TPEBs.Since donor-acceptor-substituted TPEBs possess three types of char
ge-transfer pathways (linear-conju
gated, cross-conju
gated, and "bent" conju
gated pathways between the donor and acceptor substituentsthrou
gh the ethynyl linka
ge), the emission spectra of
1TPEBs
* with intramolecular char
ge transfer (ICT)character depend on the substitution pattern and the various kinds of donor and acceptor
groups durin
gpulse radiolysis in Bz.