CHEMICALLY-INDUCED DYNAMIC ELECTRON POLARIZATION STUDIES OF PHOTOCHEMICAL-REACTIONS - ACETONE IN 2-PROPANOL AND TRIETHYLAMINE

The results of Chemically Induced Dynamic Electron Polarization (CIDEP) studies of acetone in 2-propanol and triethylamine are reviewed to show how CIDEP studies can reveal interesting details of the initial processes of photochemical reactions. After a brief description of various mechanisms that give rise to CIDEP, the following topics are discussed: a) spectral pattern and the main reacting state, b) CIDEP mechanisms and the temperature and frequency dependences of the spectra, c) direct EPR observation of the radical pair spectra in solution, d) time-developments of the CIDEP signals and spin and reaction dynamics of the initial processes of photochemical reactions, e) quantitative analyses of the magnitudes of CIDEP in terms of a stochastic Liouville equation, and f) some related applications. An overview of the remaining problems and the future outlook is also presented.