Electron-Relay Chain Mechanism in the Sensitized Photoisomerization of Stilbazole Salts in Aqueous Anionic Micelles

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00287a009

Cis to trans isomerization of N-methyl-4-(β-styryl)pyridinium halide (4-MSPX, X=I or Cl) via electron-transfer sensitization by Ru(bpy)3(2+) has been studied for some micellar systems under the illumination of 468+/-5 nm light.Efficiencies for the isomeri