Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : In contrast to the results obtained at 253.7 nm, the photolysis of penta‐1,3‐dienes at 228.8 nm in solution displays a strong remarkable concentration dependence. Hence ϕcis → trans increases and ϕtrans → cis decreases with an increasing diene concentration and both figures reach a plateau at ∼1M. A kinetic treatment is presented, which involves dynamic and static quenching (according to Perrin's law) and accounts for experimental data; the scheme consistently suggests that an excimer comes into play in this system. Copyright © 1977 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim