Anthracene sensitized photooxidation of polystyrene, 2. Anthracene photochemistry in polystyrene films

Abstract The photooxidation of polystyrene films sensitized by anthracene was investigated. The quantum yield of singlet oxygen generation in the polystyrene‐anthracene system, irradiated with light at λ = 365 nm in the presence of oxygen was determined. A kinetic scheme of the photophysical and photochemical processes in the system was proposed and the rate constant of anthracene dimer formation in polystyrene was estimated.