Term: charge-transfer transition to solvent (CTTS)
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01009

Definition:
Electronic transition which is adequately described by single electron transfer between a solute and the solvent, as opposed to excitation followed by electron transfer to solvent.

Related Terms:
1) charge-transfer transition (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01008).
2) electron transfer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02011).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2232 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'charge-transfer transition to solvent (CTTS)' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01009

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