Spectroscopic and excited-state properties of tri-9-anthrylborane II: Electroabsorption and electrofluorescence spectra

Electroabsorption and electrofluorescence spectroscopies were conducted for tri-9-anthrylborane (TAB) doped in poly(methyl methacrylate) films (1.0 mol %) to reveal the spectroscopic and excited-state properties of the compound. TAB showed three distinct absorption bands: bands I [(19 - 25) x 10(3) cm(-1)], II [(25-31) x 10(3) cm(-1)], and III (>31 x 10(3) cm(-1)). The electroabsorption spectrum demonstrated that the electronic transitions in bands I and III accompanied electric dipole moment changes (Deltamu), while the change in the molecular polarizability contributed mainly to electroabsorption band II. Because of the similarities of the electroabsorption spectrum of band II with that of anthracene itself, band II was assigned to the electronic transition to the locally excited (LE) state of the anthryl group. On the other hand, bands I and III were best described by the electronic transitions to the excited charge-transfer (CT) states. The study demonstrated furthermore that the Deltamu value of TAB accompanied by the lowest-energy electronic transition was as large as 7.8 D, which agreed very well with that determined by the solvent dependences of the absorption and fluorescence maximum energies of TAB (approximately 8.0 D, ref 1): Deltamu = 7.8-8.0 D. The results proved explicitly that the excited state of TAB was localized primarily on the p orbital of the boron atom. Despite the dipole moment change (Deltamu = 7.8-8.0 D) for the lowest-energy electronic transition (band I), the electrofluorescence of TAB accompanied the change in the molecular polarizability. The spectroscopic and excited-state properties of TAB including the curious behavior of the electrofluorescence spectrum as mentioned above were discussed on the basis of theoretical considerations.     

Raman spectroscopic characterization of secondary structure in natively unfolded proteins: alpha-synuclein

The application of Raman spectroscopy to characterize natively unfolded proteins has been underdeveloped, even though it has significant technical advantages. We propose that a simple three-component band fitting of the amide I region can assist in the conformational characterization of the ensemble of structures present in natively unfolded proteins. The Raman spectra of alpha-synuclein, a prototypical natively unfolded protein, were obtained in the presence and absence of methanol, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP). Consistent with previous CD studies, the secondary structure becomes largely alpha-helical in HFIP and SDS and predominantly beta-sheet in 25% methanol in water. In SDS, an increase in alpha-helical conformation is indicated by the predominant Raman amide I marker band at 1654 cm(-1) and the typical double minimum in the CD spectrum. In 25% HFIP the amide I Raman marker band appears at 1653 cm(-1) with a peak width at half-height of approximately 33 cm(-1), and in 25% methanol the amide I Raman band shifts to 1667 cm(-1) with a peak width at half-height of approximately 26 cm(-1). These well-characterized structural states provide the unequivocal assignment of amide I marker bands in the Raman spectrum of alpha-synuclein and by extrapolation to other natively unfolded proteins. The Raman spectrum of monomeric alpha-synuclein in aqueous solution suggests that the peptide bonds are distributed in both the alpha-helical and extended beta-regions of Ramachandran space. A higher frequency feature of the alpha-synuclein Raman amide I band resembles the Raman amide I band of ionized polyglutamate and polylysine, peptides which adopt a polyproline II helical conformation. Thus, a three-component band fitting is used to characterize the Raman amide I band of alpha-synuclein, phosvitin, alpha-casein, beta-casein, and the non-A beta component (NAC) of Alzheimer's plaque. These analyses demonstrate the ability of Raman spectroscopy to characterize the ensemble of secondary structures present in natively unfolded proteins.     

UV raman examination of alpha-helical peptide water hydrogen bonding

UV resonance Raman spectra (UVRS) of an alpha-helical, 21 residue, mainly Ala peptide (AP) in the dehydrated solid state were compared to those in aqueous solution at different temperatures. The UVRS amide band frequencies of a dehydrated solid alpha-helix peptide show frequency shifts compared to those in aqueous solution due to the loss of amide backbone hydrogen bonding to water; the amide II and amide III bands of the solid alpha-helix downshift, while the amide I band upshifts. The shifts are identical in direction but smaller than those that occur for alpha-helices in aqueous solution as the temperature increases; water hydrogen bonding strengths decrease as the temperature increases. The UV Raman amide band frequency shifts can be used to monitor alpha-helix hydrogen bonding.     

A study of alpha-helix hydration in polypeptides, proteins, and viruses using vibrational raman optical activity

A vibrational Raman optical activity (ROA) study, supplemented by protein X-ray crystal structure data, of alpha-helices in polypeptides, proteins, and viruses has suggested that ROA bands in the extended amide III spectral region may be used to distinguish between two types of right-handed alpha-helix. One type, associated with a positive ROA band at approximately 1300 cm(-1), dominates in hydrophobic environments and appears to be unhydrated; the other, associated with a positive ROA band at approximately 1340 cm(-1), dominates in hydrophilic environments and appears to be hydrated. Evidence is presented to support the hypothesis that unhydrated alpha-helix corresponds to the canonical conformation alpha(c) and hydrated alpha-helix to a more open conformation alpha(o) stabilized by hydrogen bonding of a water molecule or a hydrophilic side chain to the peptide carbonyl. Alpha-helical poly(L-lysine) and poly(L-ornithine) in aqueous solution and poly(L-alanine) in dichloracetic acid display both bands, but alpha-helical poly(l-glutamic acid) in aqueous solution and poly(gamma-benzyl L-glutamate) in CHCl(3) display only the approximately 1340 cm(-1) band and so may exist purely as alpha(o) due to enhanced stabilization of this conformation by particular side chain characteristics. The ROA spectrum of poly(beta-benzyl L-aspartate) in CHCl(3) reveals that it exists in a single left-handed alpha-helical state more analogous to alpha(o) than to alpha(c).     

Environment-controlled interchromophore charge transfer transitions in dipeptides probed by UV Absorption and electronic circular dichroism spectroscopy

Charge transfer (CT) transitions between the C-terminal carboxylate and peptide group have been investigated for alanyl-X and X-alanine dipeptides by far-UV absorption and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopy (where X represents different amino acid residues). The spectra used in the present study were obtained by subtracting the spectrum of the cationic species from that of the corresponding zwitterionic peptide spectrum. These spectra displayed three bands, e.g., band I between 44 and 50 kK (kK = 10(3) cm(-1)), band II at 53 kK, and band III above 55 kK, which were, respectively, assigned to a n(COO-) --> pi* CT transition, a pi(COO-) --> pi* CT transition, and a carboxylate pi --> pi* (NV1) transition, respectively By comparison of the intensity, bandwidth, and wavenumber position of band I of some of the investigated dipeptides, we found that positive charges on the N-terminal side chain (for X = K), and to a minor extent also the N-terminal proton, reduce its intensity. This can be understood in terms of attractive Coulomb interactions that stabilize the ground state over the charge transfer state. For alanylphenylalanine, we assigned band I to a n(COO-) --> pi* CT transition into the aromatic side chain, indicating that aromatic side chains interact electronically with the backbone. We also performed ECD measurements at different pH values (pH 1-6) for a selected subset of XA and AX peptides. By subtraction of the pH 1 spectrum from that observed at pH 6, the ECD spectrum of the CT transition was obtained. A titration curve of their spectra reveals a substantial dependence on the protonation state of the aspartic acid side chain of AD, which is absent in DA and AE. This most likely reflects a conformational transition of the C-terminus into a less extended state, though the involvement of a side chain --> peptide CT transition cannot be completely ruled out.     

Electron paramagnetic resonance, optical absorption and IR spectroscopic studies of the sulphate mineral apjohnite

Apjohnite, a naturally occurring Mn-bearing pseudo-alum from Terlano, Bolzano, Italy, has been characterized by EPR, optical, IR and Raman spectroscopy. The optical spectrum exhibits a number of electronic bands around 400 nm due to Mn(II) ion in apjohnite. From EPR studies, the parameters derived, g=2.0 and A=8.82 mT, confirm MnO(H(2)O)(5) distorted octahedra. The presence of iron impurity in the mineral is reflected by a broad band centered around 8400 cm(-1) in the NIR spectrum. A complex band profile appears strongly both in IR and Raman spectra with four component bands around 1100 cm(-1) due to the reduction of symmetry for sulphate ion in the mineral. A strong pair of IR bands at 1681 and 1619 cm(-1) with variable intensity is a proof for the presence of water in two states in the structure of apjohnite.     

Vibrational analysis of hydroxyacetone

In order to be able to fully understand the vibrational dynamics of monosaccharide sugars, we started with hydroxyacetone CH2OHCOCH3, and glycolaldehyde CH2OHCOH, which are among the smallest molecules that contain hydroxyl and carbonyl group on neighboring carbon atoms. This sterical configuration is characteristic for saccharides and determines their biochemical activity. In this work vibrational analysis of hydroxyacetone was undertaken by performing the normal coordinate analysis for glycolaldehyde first, and transferring these force constants to hydroxyacetone. The observed Raman and infrared bands for 90 wt.% solution of hydroxyacetone in water (acetol) were used as a first approximation for the bands of free hydroxyacetone. The number of observed Raman and infrared bands for acetol exceeds the number of calculated values for the most stable hydroxyacetone conformer with Cs symmetry, which suggests more than one conformer of hydroxyacetone in water solution. In particular, there are two bands both in infrared (1083 and 1057 cm(-1)) and in Raman spectrum (1086.5 and 1053 cm(-1)) that are assigned to the CO stretching mode and this is one of the indicators of several hydroxyacetone conformers in the solution. Additional information was obtained from low temperature Raman spectra: at 240 K a broad asymmetric band centered around 280 cm(-1) appears, suggesting a disorder in the orientation of hydroxyl groups. Glassy state forms at approximately 150K. The broad band at 80 cm(-1) is assigned to frozen torsions of hydroxymethyl groups.     

Ultraviolet absorption and vibrational spectra of 2-fluoro-5-bromopyridine

The ultraviolet absorption spectrum in the range 340-185 nm in the vapour and solution phase has been measured for 2-fluoro-5-bromopyridine. Three fairly intense band systems identified as the pi* <-- pi transitions II, III and IV have been observed. A detailed vibronic analysis of the vapor and solution spectra is presented. The first system of bands is resolved into about sixty-two distinct vibronic bands in the vapour-phase spectrum. The 0,0 band is located at 35944 cm(-1). Two well-developed progressions, in which the excited state frequencies nu'25 (283 cm(-1)) and nu'19 (550 cm(-1)) are excited by several quanta, have been observed. The corresponding excited state vibrational and anharmonicity constants are found to be omega'i = 292 cm(-1), x'ii = 4.5 cm(-1) (i = 25) and omega'i = 563.8 cm(-1), x'ii = 6.9 cm(-1) (i = 19). The other two band systems show no vibronic structure, the band maxima being located at 48346 and 52701 cm(-1), respectively. The oscillator strength of the band systems in different solutions and the excited state dipole moments associated with the first two transitions have been determined by the solvent-shift method. The infrared spectrum in the region 4000-130 cm(-1) and the laser Raman spectrum of the molecule in the liquid state have been measured and a complete vibrational assignment of the observed frequencies is given. A correlation of the ground and excited state fundamental frequencies observed in the UV absorption spectrum with the Raman or infrared frequencies is presented.     

Theoretical studies of Cu(I) sites in faujasite and their interaction with carbon monoxide

Sitting, coordination, and properties of Cu(I) cations in zeolite faujasite are investigated using a combined quantum mechanics-interatomic potential function method. The coordination of Cu(I) ions depends on their location within the zeolite lattice. Cu(I) located inside the hexagonal prisms (site I') and in the plane of six-membered aluminosilicate rings on the walls of sodalite units (site II) is threefold coordinated, whereas Cu(I) located in the supercages (site III) is twofold coordinated. In agreement with available experimental data Cu(I) appears to be more strongly bound in sites I' and II than in site III. The binding energy of site II Cu(I) ions increases with the number of Al atoms, but only closest Al atoms have a substantial influence. The CO molecule binds more strongly onto sites with weaker bound cations and lower coordination. We assign the two CO stretching IR bands observed for Cu(I)-Y zeolites to sites II with one Al (2157-2161 cm(-1)) and two Al atoms (2140-2148 cm(-1)) in the six-membered aluminosilicate ring. For Cu(I)-X we tentatively assign the high frequency band to site III (2156-2168 cm(-1)) and the low-frequency band to site II with three Al atoms in the six-membered ring (2136-2138 cm(-1)).     

Vibrational Raman optical activity characterization of poly(l-proline) II helix in alanine oligopeptides

A vibrational Raman optical activity (ROA) study of a series of alanine peptides in aqueous solution is presented. The seven-alanine peptide Acetyl-OOAAAAAAAOO-Amide (OAO), recently shown by NMR and UVCD to adopt a predominantly poly(l-proline II) (PPII) helical conformation in aqueous solution, gave an ROA spectrum very similar to that of disordered poly(l-glutamic acid) which has long been considered to adopt the PPII conformation, both being dominated by a strong positive extended amide III ROA band at approximately 1319 cm-1 together with weak positive amide I ROA intensity at approximately 1675 cm-1. A series of alanine peptides Ala2-Ala6 studied in their cationic states in aqueous solution at low pH displayed ROA spectra which steadily evolved toward that of OAO with increasing chain length. As well as confirming that alanine peptides can support the PPII conformation in aqueous solution, our results also confirm the previous ROA band assignments for PPII structure, thereby reinforcing the foundation for ongoing ROA studies of unfolded and partially folded proteins.     

Electronic and vibrational spectroscopy of cis-beta-[CrCl(2)(1,4,7,11-tetrazaundecane)chromium(III) perchlorate

The sharp-line absorption spectrum of cis-beta-[CrCl(2)(2,2,3-tet)]ClO(4) (2,2,3-tet: 1,4,7,11-tetraazaundecane) has been measured between 13,000 and 16,000 cm(-1) at 5K. The 77K emission, 298 K infrared and visible spectra have also been measured. The zero-phonon band in the highly resolved absorption spectrum splits into four components. The vibrational intervals of the electronic ground state were determined from the far-infrared and emission spectra. The 10 electronic bands due to spin-allowed and spin-forbidden transitions were assigned. Using the observed transitions, a ligand field analysis has been performed to probe the ligand field properties of coordinated atoms in the title chromium(III) complex. The X-ray crystal structure at low-temperature was determined to help in assigning the sharp-line electronic transitions.     

四(4,4',4'',4'''-N,N-二氨基)四苯乙烯光致发光与分子的构象效应

利用还原偶联方法合成出新化合物四(4,4',4',4''-N,N-二氨基)四苯乙烯（ TDETE）。通过测定该化合物在溶液、掺杂聚合物中及晶体粉末的稳态-瞬态荧光光 谱、荧光量子产率和辐射衰变速率常数等。讨论了分子的构象效应等因素对TDETE 光致发光行为的影响。在一定浓度下TDETE溶液存在着三个发光带,分别为全扭曲 构象分子（位于345nm附近的发光I带）、半扭曲构象分子（位于430nm附近的发光 II带）和激基缔合物（530发光III带）的辐射衰变所致。在聚合物（PMMA）中,一 方面由于分子单键的自由旋转扭曲受到遏制,表现为II带的辐射衰变速率常数(kf 值)增大、同时非辐射衰变速率常数knf值减小;另一方面,TDETE分子之间相互作 用得到加强而有利一缔合物形成,结果,使发光II带和III带合二为一出现强而宽 的发射峰,荧光量子产率从溶液中的0.055提高到0.855。此外,在PMM介制裁中观 测到TDETE分子聚集体在626nm处的发光带（IV）,数粉末态中聚集体IV带的强度骤 增,峰值波长红移至650nm。     

Site-specific vibrational dynamics of the CD3zeta membrane peptide using heterodyned two-dimensional infrared photon echo spectroscopy

Heterodyned two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) spectroscopy has been used to study the amide I vibrational dynamics of a 27-residue peptide in lipid vesicles that encompasses the transmembrane domain of the T-cell receptor CD3zeta. Using 1-(13)C[Double Bond](18)O isotope labeling, the amide I mode of the 49-Leucine residue was spectroscopically isolated and the homogeneous and inhomogeneous linewidths of this mode were measured by fitting the 2D IR spectrum collected with a photon echo pulse sequence. The pure dephasing and inhomogeneous linewidths are 2 and 32 cm(-1), respectively. The population relaxation time of the amide I band was measured with a transient grating, and it contributes 9 cm(-1) to the linewidth. Comparison of the 49-Leucine amide I mode and the amide I band of the entire CD3zeta peptide reveals that the vibrational dynamics are not uniform along the length of the peptide. Possible origins for the large amount of inhomogeneity present at the 49-Leucine site are discussed.     

Phosphorylation effect on the GSSS peptide conformation in water: infrared, vibrational circular dichroism, and circular dichroism experiments and comparisons with molecular dynamics simulations

The phosphorylation effect on the small peptide conformation in water has not been clearly understood yet, despite the widely acknowledged notion that control of protein activity by phosphorylation works mainly by inducing conformational change. To elucidate the detailed mechanism, we performed infrared (IR) absorption and vibrational and electronic circular dichroism studies of both unphosphorylated and phosphorylated tetrapeptides, GSSS 1 and GSSpS 2. The solution structure of the tetrapeptide is found to be little dependent on the presence of the neutral or negatively charged phosphoryl group, and to be a mixture of extended structures including polyproline II (PII) and beta-sheet conformations. The additional band at 1598 cm(-1) in the amide I IR spectrum of the phosphorylated peptide GSSpS at neutral pD appears to be clear spectroscopic evidence for direct intramolecular hydrogen-bonding interaction between the side chain dianionic phosphoryl group and the backbone amide proton. On the basis of amide I IR band analyses, the authors found that the probability of finding the phosphoryl group strongly H bonded to the backbone proton in GSSpS is about 43% at pD 7.0 and 37 degrees C. Such a H-bonding interaction in GSSpS has the biological standard enthalpy and entropy of -15.1 kJ/mol and -51.2 J/K mol, respectively. Comparisons between the experimentally measured IR and VCD spectra and the numerically simulated ones suggested that the currently available force field parameters need to be properly modified. The results in this paper may shed light on an unknown mechanism of controlling the peptide conformation by phosphorylation.     

Nanoparticles of Prussian blue ferritin: a new route for obtaining nanomaterials

The dissociation of apoferritin into subunits at pH 2 followed by its re-formation at pH 8.5 in the presence of hexacyanoferrate(III) gave rise to a solution containing hexacyanoferrate(III) trapped within the apoferritin and hexacyanoferrate(III) outside it. The addition of Fe(II) to the dialyzed solution resulted in the appearance of the characteristic Prussian blue color. The UV-vis spectrum of this solution showed a broad band centered at 710 nm, and the IR spectrum contained a broad-medium band at 2083 cm(-1). Both features are consistent with the charge-transfer band and the C[bond]N stretching mode in the Fe(II)[bond]CN[bond]Fe(III) fragment of PB. TEM images of the obtained Prussian blue solution showed discrete spherical electron dense iron particles with an average size of about 5 nm. This represents a new route for preparing metallic nanoparticles that offers control over the size and protection against aggregation. Moreover, the fact that the particles are obtained by reaction of hexacyanoferrate(III) and iron(II) building blocks opens up the possibility of obtaining not only homo- but also heterobimetallic nanoparticles.     

Computation of the amide I band of polypeptides and proteins using a partial Hessian approach

A partial Hessian approximation for the computation of the amide I band of polypeptides and proteins is introduced. This approximation exploits the nature of the amide I band, which is largely localized on the carbonyl groups of the backbone amide residues. For a set of model peptides, harmonic frequencies computed from the Hessian comprising only derivatives of the energy with respect to the displacement of the carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen atoms of the backbone amide groups introduce mean absolute errors of 15 and 10 cm(-1) from the full Hessian values at the Hartree-Fock/STO-3G and density functional theory EDF16-31G(*) levels of theory, respectively. Limiting the partial Hessian to include only derivatives with respect to the displacement of the backbone carbon and oxygen atoms yields corresponding errors of 24 and 22 cm(-1). Both approximations reproduce the full Hessian band profiles well with only a small shift to lower wave number. Computationally, the partial Hessian approximation is used in the solution of the coupled perturbed Hartree-Fock/Kohn-Sham equations and the evaluation of the second derivatives of the electron repulsion integrals. The resulting computational savings are substantial and grow with the size of the polypeptide. At the HF/STO-3G level, the partial Hessian calculation for a polypeptide comprising five tryptophan residues takes approximately 10%-15% of the time for the full Hessian calculation. Using the partial Hessian method, the amide I bands of the constituent secondary structure elements of the protein agitoxin 2 (PDB code 1AGT) are calculated, and the amide I band of the full protein estimated.     

Metallonitrosyl fragment as electron acceptor: intramolecular charge transfer, long range electronic coupling, and electrophilic reactivity in the trans-[NCRu(py)(4)(CN)Ru(py)(4)NO](3+) ion

The new complex trans-[NCRu(py)(4)(CN)Ru(py)(4)NO](PF(6))(3) (I) was synthesized. In acetonitrile solution, I shows an intense visible band (555 nm, epsilon = 5800 M(-1) cm(-1)) and other absorptions below 350 nm, associated with d(pi) --> pi(py) and pi(py) --> pi(py) transitions. The visible band is presently assigned as a donor-acceptor charge transfer (DACT) transition from the remote Ru(II) to the delocalized [Ru(II)-NO(+)] moiety. Photoinduced release of NO is observed upon irradiation at the DACT band. Application of the Hush model reveals strong electronic coupling, with H(DA) = approximately 2000 cm(-1). The difference between the optical absorption energy and redox potentials for the donor and acceptor sites (Ru(III,II), 1.40 V, and NO(+)/NO, 0.50 V, vs Ag/AgCl, 3 M KCl, respectively) (hnu - DeltaE(red)) is 1.33 eV, a large value which probably relates to the significant changes in distances and angles for the Ru-N-O moiety upon reduction. UV-vis absorptions, IR frequencies, and redox potentials are solvent-dependent. Controlled potential reduction (of NO(+)) and oxidation (of Ru(II) associated with the dicyano-chromophore) of I afford stable species, [NCRu(II)(py)(4)(CN)Ru(py)(4)NO](2+) (I(red)) and [NCRu(III)(py)(4)(CN)Ru(py)(4)NO](4+) (I(ox)), respectively, which are characterized by UV-vis and IR spectroscopies. I(red) shows an EPR spectrum characteristic of [Ru(II)-NO(*)] complexes. Compound I is electrophilically reactive in aqueous solution above pH 5: values of the equilibrium constant for the reaction [NCRu(py)(4)(CN)Ru(py)(4)NO](3+)+ 2 OH(-) <--> [NCRu(py)(4)(CN)Ru(py)(4)NO(2)](+) + H(2)O, K = 3.2 +/- 1.4 x 10(15) M(-2), and of the rate constant for the nucleophilic addition of OH(-), k = 9.2 +/- 0.2 x 10(3) M(-1) s(-1)(25 degrees C, I = 1 M), are obtained, with DeltaH = 90.7 +/- 3.8 kJ mol(-1) and DeltaS = 135 +/- 13 J K(-1) mol(-1). The oxidized complex, I(ox), shows an enhanced electrophilic reactivity toward OH(-). This addition reaction is followed by irreversible processes, which most probably lead to disproportionation of bound nitrite and other products.     

Charge-transfer studies of iron cyano compounds bound to nanocrystalline TiO(2) surfaces

Nanocrystalline (anatase) titanium dioxide films have been sensitized to visible light with K(4)[Fe(CN)(6)] and Na(2)[Fe(LL)(CN)(4)], where LL = bpy (2,2'-bipyridine), dmb (4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine), or dpb (4,4'-diphenyl-2,2'-bipyridine). Coordination of Fe(CN)(6)(4-) to the TiO(2) surface results in the appearance of a broad absorption band (fwhm approximately 8200 cm(-1)) centered at 23800 +/- 400 cm(-1) assigned to an Fe(II)-->TiO(2) metal-to-particle charge-transfer (MPCT) band. The absorption spectra of Fe(LL)(CN)(4)(2-) compounds anchored to TiO(2) are well modeled by a sum of metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) bands and a MPCT band. Pulsed light excitation (417 or 532 nm, approximately 8 ns fwhm, approximately 2-15 mJ/pulse) results in the immediate appearance of absorption difference spectra assigned to an interfacial charge separated state [TiO(2)(e(-)), Fe(III)], k(inj) > 10(8) s(-1). Charge recombination is well described by a second-order equal concentration kinetic model and requires milliseconds for completion. A model is proposed wherein sensitization of Fe(LL)(CN)(4)(2-)/TiO(2) occurs by MPCT and MLCT pathways, the quantum yield for the latter being dependent on environment. The solvatochromism of the materials allows the reorganization energies associated with charge transfer to be quantified. The photocurrent efficiencies of the sensitized materials are also reported.     

UV near-resonance Raman spectroscopic study of 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol solutions

The normal and UV near-resonance Raman (UVRR) spectra of 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol (BN) in basic solution were measured and analyzed. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out to study the ground state geometry structure, vibrational frequencies nu, off-resonance Raman intensities I, and depolarization ratios rho of 1,1'-bi-2-naphtholate dianion (BN(2-)). On the basis of the calculated and experimental results of nu, I, and rho, the observed Raman bands were assigned in detail. The 1612 cm(-1) Raman band of BN in basic solution was found dramatically enhanced in the UV resonance Raman spectrum in comparison with the normal Raman spectrum. Analyzing the depolarization ratios of the 1366 and 1612 cm(-1) bands in the RR spectra manifests that both the symmetric and antisymmetric parts of transition polarizabilities contribute to the 1366 cm(-1) band, but that only the symmetric part contributes to the 1612 cm(-1) band.