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Substance: acetone					Other Names: dimethyl ketone; propanone

Formula: C3H6O; CH3C(O)CH3				CAS-No.: 67-64-1

Study: photolysis; quantum yield

                
Authors: S. Aloisio, J.S. Francisco

Title: The photochemistry of acetone in the presence of water 

Journal/Source: Chem. Phys. Lett., 329, 179-184, (2000); doi:10.1016/S0009-2614(00)01001-0 


Data: table, diagram

Energy/Wavelength range: 248 nm; 308 nm

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Comments: The authors studied the photochemistry of acetone at 248 and 308 nm without and in the presence of water. 
At 248 nm the apparent quantum yield PHI(eff) decreased from unity to 0.73 ± 0.07 in the presence of 9 Torr H2O, and 
at 308 nm PHI(eff) was reduced from 0.28 ± 0.07 to 0.06 ± 0.04.

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