Picosecond Studies of the Excited Charge-Transfer Interactions in Anthracene-(CH₂)₃-N,N-Dimethylaniline Systems

The excited inter- and intramolecular charge-transfer interactions in (N, N-dimethyl-4-[3-(9-anthryl)- propyl]aniline systems have been studied using methods of picosecond laser photolysis. The rates of intramolecular rotation about the methylene bonds of the model compound, the rates of orientational relaxation of the excited charge-transfer complex, and the kinetics of electron transfer are determined and discussed. © 1974, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.