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The mechanisms of sensitized cis‐trans‐isomerization of olefins and polyenes are discussed. Three general mechanisms which embrace a range of interactions between the sensitizer and olefin or polyene are considered: radiationless electronic excitation transfer, chemical addition‐elimination, and energy transfer to non‐spectroscopic states.
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Nicholas J. Turro (1969) studied this question.
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