THE PHOTOLYSIS AND THE FLUORESCENCE OF PERFLUORO DIETHYL KETONE
The photolysis and the fluorescence of C2F5COC2F5 have been studied at various temperatures, concentrations, and wavelengths. There is a strong dependence of the photochemical yield and to a lesser extent of the relative fluorescence yield on these factors. The reaction products are solely CO and C4F10. The fluorescence is excited by light of the wavelength region between 2537 Å and 3650 Å. The fluorescence band lies in almost the same wavelength region as that of CF3COCF3 and the relative fluorescence yield is slightly less in the higher concentration region. This behavior closely follows the pattern for CF3COCF3 and, hence, may be discussed by the same mechanism. A comparison is made of the primary photochemical reaction among fluorinated ketones.