science-softCon uv/vis+ photochemistry database; www.photochemistry.org; (C) science-softCon 2023 Substance: 1,4-diphenylbutadiene Other Names: (E,E')-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene Formula: C16H14 CAS-No.: 538-81-8 PubChem: CID 641683 Study: Synchrotron Radiation Linear Dichroism (SRLD) spectroscopy Authors: D.D. Nguyen, N.C. Jones, S.V. Hoffmann, J. Spanget-Larsen Title: Excited states of trans-stilbene and 1,4-diphenylbutadiene. Near and vacuum UV polarization spectroscopy Journal/Source: J. Mol. Structure, 1293, 136206, (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.136206 Data: diagram, table Energy/Wavelength range: 172 - 400 nm (58000 - 25000 cm-1) Resolution: Pathlength: Temperature: 298 K Temperature dependence: no Pressure/Concentration: Phase: in stretched polyethylene pH: Comments: The UV absorbance spectra of trans-stilbene ((E)-1,2-diphenylethene, DPE) and (E,E’)-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene (DPB) are investigated by Synchrotron Radiation Linear Dichroism (SRLD) spectroscopy using stretched polyethylene as an anisotropic solvent.