p-Biphenylyldiazomethane was excited by femtosecond pulses of UV light in acetonitrile, in cyclohexane, and in methanol. Ultrafast photolysis produces a singlet excited state of p- biphenylyldiazomethane with λmax= 490 nm, and lifetimes of less than 300 fs in acetonitrile, in cyclohexane, and in methanol. The decay of the excited state is accompanied by the growth of transient absorption with λmax= 360 nm. The carrier of this transient absorption ...
