M. Ravi et al., EXCITED-STATE DIPOLE-MOMENTS FROM AN EFFICIENT ANALYSIS OF SOLVATOCHROMIC STOKES SHIFT DATA, Journal of physical chemistry, 98(37), 1994, pp. 9133-9136
It is shown that the solvatochromism of Stokes shifts has superior cor
relation with the solvent polarity function E(T)(N), and the theoretic
al basis for this is analyzed. The estimation of reliable excited stat
e dipole moments from this correlation as well as the practical advant
age of the method in terms of the possibility of employing mixed solve
nts is demonstrated.