Spectral line

Ultraviolet

Raman spectroscopy

Benzonitrile

Photochemistry

Materials science

Absorption band

Absorption (acoustics)

Atomic physics

Physics

Organic chemistry

Optics

Astronomy

Composite material

Analytical Chemistry (journal)

Excited state

Chemistry

Optoelectronics

Absorption spectroscopy

The Journal of Chemical Physics

The ultraviolet absorption spectrum of benzonitrile vapor has been investigated, and many of the observed bands have been accounted for in terms of ground and excited state frequencies. The data obtained were compared with the data available from infra-red absorption spectra, the Raman effect, and early work on ultraviolet absorption spectra. The spectrum of benzonitrile vapor was shown to resemble closely the spectra of other monosubstituted benzenes, particularly in the spacing of the excited state bands from the zero-zero band.

The Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrum of Benzonitrile Vapor