The photoinduced dynamics of radical precursors in solution were investigated by means of
femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy assisted by quantum chemical calculations. The
investigated systems show a wide range of excited state lifetimes ranging from tens of
femtoseconds to nanoseconds. Thus in the first case on the investigated time scale the
dynamics of the generated radicals can be additionally investigated. In the latter case only
the excited singlet lifetime is observable.
