INTRAMOLECULAR CHARGE-TRANSFER PROCESSES IN RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENTS

The effect of environment on the dynamics of intramolecular charge tra nsfer (ICT) processes has been discussed. It has been shown that the c oncept of polarity dependent rate of twisted ICT (TICT) process is app licable to a wide variety of molecules. Further, several restricted en vironments are found to influence the TICT processes markedly. The ext raordinary sensitivity of the TICT processes has been utilised to prob e ''local'' polarity of these restricted environments.