Abstract
UV- and IR-induced photoisomerizations of acetylacetone trapped in a nitrogen matrix at 10 K have been carried out using a tunable (UV and IR) laser, or a mercury lamp, and have been studied by UV and FTIR spectrometries. After deposition the main form of acetylacetone is the chelated form (enol). Upon UV irradiation the intramolecular H-bond is broken, leading to non-chelated forms. These forms have been then irradiated, by a resonant Π→ Π ∗ UV irradiation, or by resonant ν OH IR irradiations. Interconversions between the non-chelated forms have been observed, providing a great amount of data for identifying acetylacetone isomers and thus for exploring intramolecular reactivity paths.
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