超分子体系中分子内扭转电荷转移——β-环糊精对对二甲基胺基苯甲醛TICT过程的微环境效应

用荧光光谱法研究了β-环糊精(β-CD)对对二甲基胺基苯甲醛(DMABA)的分子内扭转电荷转移(TICT)的微环境效应。在纯水及β-CD水溶液中均观察到了DMABA的TICT的典型的双重荧光发射,β-CD对DMABA的TICT荧光性质有显著影响。实验还观察到TICT荧光带与正常荧光带强度比与DMABA浓度有线性关系,β-CD的引入使该线性斜率提高。结合吸收光谱结果讨论了DMABA的TICT激发态性质,DMABA与β-CD的作用方式和β-CD微环境效应的本质特征。     

β-环糊精和十六烷基三甲基溴化铵混合介质中对二甲氨基苯甲醛的分子内扭转电荷转移

分子内扭转电荷转移(TICT)荧光体通常具有典型的双重荧光发射,其中短波荧光带(b带)对应正常激发态,长波荧光带(a带)对应TICT激发态。由于TICT态涉及一个完整的电荷转移,具有较大的偶极矩,其荧光发射体现出明显的溶剂极性相关性,因此适于作为一种新的荧光探针。前文已报道用对二甲氨基苯甲醛(DMABA)的TICT荧光性质研究β-环糊精(β-CD)和胶束的微环境效应。本文利用DMABA的TICT荧光性质研究了β-CD和十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTMAB)混合介质的性质,旨在阐明二者相互作用的特征。     

水溶液中的分子内扭转电荷转移──阴阳离子胶束中对二甲基氨基苯甲酸分子内扭转电荷转移的比较研究

在阳离子表面活性剂CTMAB水溶液中,对二甲氨基苯甲酸(DMABOA)的分子内扭转电荷转移(TICT)荧光带随着胶束的形成而显着蓝移,同时伴随着TICT荧光带与正常荧光带强度比I_a/I_b和总荧光强度I_f的增大;而阴离子表面活性剂SLS胶束的形成并未引起TICT荧光带位置和I_a/I_b的变化,仅使I_f提高(较在CTMAB胶束中的小).实验发现在胶束疏水核中的TICT行为与纯有机溶剂中不同,DMABOA与CTMAB胶束的疏水相互作用和静电作用是协同的。     

尼罗红在离子表面活性剂水溶液中的荧光特性

尼罗红(NR)分子具有大的芳香环和基态时可与水分子形成氢键的吸电子基, 它对增溶在表面活性剂胶束栅栏层的环境尤其敏感, 在十二烷基三甲基溴化铵(C12TABr)胶束水溶液中表现为双重荧光, 最大发射波长分别位于578和630 nm. 十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)胶束的反离子解离度大于C12TABr胶束, 这不仅增大了NR周边环境的极性, 也增多了溶剂化水, 导致与NR氢键作用增强, 荧光强度低于C12TABr, 但有效促进了分子内扭转电荷转移(TICT)激发态形成, 其布居甚至可达到98%以上, 表观上仅出现了在634 nm的单重荧光峰. NR对环境的敏感特性很好地反映了Gemini表面活性剂初始形成胶束的残缺结构信息, 是检测这类具有强烈相互作用两亲分子聚集行为的良好探针.     

Twisted IntramoIecular Charge Transfer in Supramolecular System——Microenvironmental Effects of β-Cyclodextrin on the TICT Process of p-N, N-Dimethylaminobenzaldehyde

The microenvironmental effects of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) on the twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) of ρ-N, N-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (DMABA) are investigated using fluorescence spectroscopy. The typical TICT dual fluorescence of DMABA is observed in pure water and aqueous β-CD solution, and β-CD has s remarkable influence on the TICT fluorescence characteristics of DMABA. A linear dependence of the ratio of intensity of TICT fluorescence band (a band) to that of normal fluorescence band (b band) on DMABA concentration is also observed and the introduction of β-CD increases the linear slope. Combined with the results of absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence polarization, and peculiar salt effects, the properties of TICT state of DMABA, the interaction of DMABA with β-CD, and the intrinsic traits of the microenvironmental effects of β-CD are discussed in detail.     

DMABN在表面活性剂胶束水溶液中的荧光性质

研究了对二甲氨基苯甲腈(DMABN)在各种胶束水溶液中的荧光光谱性质, 发现不同胶束栅栏层区域的不同性质影响了探针的分子内扭转电荷转移(TICT)特性. 对离子型胶束, 头基电场是主要影响因素, 促进了DMABN分子TICT态的形成, 反离子解离度琢越大, 胶束溶液中的Ia/Ib越强. 在非离子表面活性剂胶束中, 聚氧乙烯链环外壳包裹的大量水使其氢键影响明显, 而很短的聚氧乙烯链还可能带来端基氢的氢键作用. 从DMABN的光物理特性看, 欲将胶束作为分散载体利用其TICT态特性, 选择反离子解离度较大的阴离子胶束(例如SDS或SDSO)较好.     

三苯胺衍生物光物理性质的研究

研究了4-醛基-三苯胺(kTA)和4,4′-二醛基-三苯胺(BTA)的光谱性质。由于这两种化合物的共轭体系中既有电子给体(胺基)又有电子受体(醛基),它们在激发态发生分子内扭曲的电荷转移(TICT)。通过对FTA和BTA的荧光发射的溶剂效应、温度效应、粘度效应以及低温77K荧光的研究,发现FTA和BTA在极性溶剂中的荧光发射谱带中包含了光诱导电荷转移(ICT)和TICT(A带)2个组分,而在非极性溶剂中只有ICT带(B带),并讨论环境对TICT态的影响。另外,荧光猝灭方法也证实了这一点。     

水杨酸-2’-乙基己基酯在胶束中的增溶位点

考察了阳离子、非离子和阴离子表面活性剂存在下水杨酸-2’-乙基己基酯(EHS)的吸收光谱和激发态分子内质子转移(ESIPT)荧光光谱. 结果表明, EHS可增溶在胶束中, 2’-乙基己基碳链朝向胶束内核, 而水杨酸基朝向胶束-水界面; 胶束环境有利于EHS分子对紫外光的吸收和分子内氢键的形成, 从而使ESIPT 荧光显著增强, 激发态分子以发射可见光和非辐射去活化方式衰减; 并根据EHS和表面活性剂分子的结构和大小, 解释了EHS分子在胶束中的结合位点, 荧光猝灭和酯水解的光谱测量进一步为此结合位点提供了佐证.     

水杨酸-2′-乙基己基酯在胶束中的增溶位点

考察了阳离子、非离子和阴离子表面活性剂存在下水杨酸-2′-乙基己基酯(EHS)的吸收光谱和激发态分子内质子转移(ESIPT)荧光光谱.结果表明,EHS可增溶在胶束中,2′-乙基己基碳链朝向胶束内核,而水杨酸基朝向胶束-水界面;胶柬环境有利于EHS分子对紫外光的吸收和分子内氢键的形成,从而使ESIPT荧光显著增强,激发态分子以发射可见光和非辐射去活化方式衰减;并根据EHS和表面活性剂分子的结构和大小,解释了EHS分子在胶束中的结合位点,荧光猝灭和酯水解的光谱测量进一步为此结合位点提供了佐证.     

基于抑制扭转的分子内电荷转移(TICT)提升有机小分子荧光染料亮度及光稳定性※

有机小分子荧光染料研究已有170余年历史, 其结构和性能随着合成方法和应用需求的发展而不断革新, 已被广泛应用于荧光标记、探针和生物成像中. 近年来发展起来的超分辨荧光成像技术对有机小分子荧光染料的亮度、稳定性和开关性能等均提出了更高的要求, 这为染料发展带来了新的机遇. 当前, 化学工作者也将更多精力聚焦在染料结构改造提升有机小分子荧光染料的亮度与光稳定性. 激发态扭转的分子内电荷转移(TICT)是有机小分子荧光染料中主要的非辐射衰减途径之一. 因而, 抑制TICT能够很好地提升染料的亮度和光稳定性, 并成为目前针对超分辨成像技术发展高亮度和光稳定性的有机小分子荧光染料的主要方法. 本综述首先简要回顾了TICT的机制和发展过程, 而后重点介绍近些年通过抑制TICT策略来提升不同结构有机小分子荧光染料光谱性能方面的进展.     

环糊精诱导胶束形成的TICT荧光探针法研究

环糊精与表面活性剂的相互作用研究已有诸多报导，但主要涉及环糊精与表面活性剂的包络物的稳定常数和其中主客体的化学剂量比［１，２］，至于环糊精对表面活性剂胶束化性质的影响则少见涉猎，这或许与研究方法有关，分子内扭转电荷转移激发态涉及到一个完整的电荷转移，具有很高的极性，其荧光特性显示出显著的介质性质敏感性［３］，因此将ＴＩＣＴ荧光探针法用于环糊精－表面活性剂相互作用研究可能会提供一些新的信息，本文的结     

Coupled electron and proton transfer processes in 4-dimethylamino-2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde

TDDFT calculations, picosecond transient absorption, and time-resolved fluorescence studies of 4-dimethylamino-2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde (DMAHBA) have been carried out to study the electron and proton transfer processes in polar (acetonitrile) and nonpolar (n-hexane) solvents. In n-hexane, the transient absorption (TA) as well as the fluorescence originate from the ππ* state of the keto form (with the carbonyl group in the benzaldehyde ring), which is produced by an intramolecular proton transfer from the initially excited ππ* state of the enol form (OH group in the ring). The decay rate of TA and fluorescence are essentially identical in n-hexane. In acetonitrile, on the other hand, the TA exhibits features that can be assigned to the highly polar twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) states of enol forms, as evidenced by the similarity of the absorption to the TICT-state absorption spectra of the closely related 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (DMABA). As expected, the decay rate of the TICT-state of DMAHBA is different from the fluorescence lifetime of the ππ* state of the keto form. The occurrence of the proton and electron transfers in acetonitrile is in good agreement with the predictions of the TDDFT calculations. The very short-lived (～1 ps) fluorescence from the ππ* state of the enol form has been observed at about 380 nm in n-hexane and at about 400 nm in acetonitrile.     

Intramolecular charge-transfer state formation of 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzonitrile in acetonitrile solution: RISM-SCF study

Intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT) state formation of 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzonitrile in acetonitrile solution is studied by the reference interaction site model self-consistent field (RISM-SCF) method. Geometry optimizations are performed for each electronic state in solution with the complete-active-space SCF wave functions. Dynamic electron correlation effects are taken into account by using the multiconfigurational quasidegenerate perturbation theory. Two-dimensional free energy surfaces are constructed as the function of the twisting and wagging angles of the dimethylamino group for the ground and locally excited (LE) states. The calculated absorption and fluorescence energies are in good agreement with experiments. The validity of the twisted ICT (TICT) model is confirmed in explaining the dual fluorescence, and the possibility of the planar ICT model is ruled out. To examine the mechanism of the TICT state formation, a "crossing" seam between the LE and charge-transfer (CT) state surfaces is determined. The inversion of two electronic states occurs at a relatively small twisting angle. The effect of solvent reorganization is also examined. It is concluded that the intramolecular twisting coordinate is more important than the solvent fluctuation for the TICT state formation, because the energy difference between the two states is minimally dependent on the solvent configuration.     

TICT formation in para- and meta-derivatives of N-phenylpyrrole

The photophysical properties of m- and p-cyano N-phenylpyrrole (m- and p-PBN) are compared. Both compounds show highly red-shifted and strongly forbidden emission in polar solvents, assigned to a charge transfer state. The forbidden nature is indicative of very weak coupling between the two pi-systems, and a twisted emissive structure is suggested (TICT state). Comparison to quantum chemical calculations indicates that the twisted structure possesses an antiquinoid distortion of the benzonitrile group, i.e., the central bonds in the ring are lengthened instead of shortened. m-PBN is the first meta compound which shows a CT emission assignable to a TICT state. It differs from p-PBN by a less exergonic formation of the CT state from the LE/ICT quinoid state. Consequently, it shows only single LE/ICT fluorescence in nonpolar alkane solvents, whereas p-PBN shows dual fluorescence in this solvent (LE/ICT and TICT).     

氧鎓盐分子在受限制体系中的电荷转移和发光行为

2,4,6-三芳基氧盐是一类类似于三苯甲烷染料的化合物^[1].其结构中存在两种跃迁矩,分别对应于分子的X-轴方向(2,6-位取代基)和Y-轴方向(4-位取代基).因此,2,4,6-三芳基氧盐的吸收光谱中存在着两个较具特征的吸收峰^[2].     

Applications of chemometric methods to spectroscopic studies of aggregate formation and twisted intramolecular charge transfer in the gas phase and in non-polar solvents

Principal component analysis—self-modelling and non-linear least-squares spectral resolution methods were applied to quantitative fluorescence studies of the aggregate formation and the twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) state emission of p-(N,N-diethylamino)ethylbenzoate (DEAEB) in the gas phase and in low-density supercritical ethane. A broad Gaussian-like fluorescence band at approximately 400 nm was obtained and assigned to the emission of DEAEB microcrystals or microsolids. It is shown that the red-shifted band can essentially be eliminated by keeping the sample undisturbed for a period of time and by selecting appropriate excitation wavelengths. The results support the conclusion that even in the gas phase the contribution of DEAEB TICT state emission is still significant. It is also demonstrated that a quantitative characterization of the excited state equilibium between the locality excited and TICT states of DEAEB in non-polar solvents can be accomplished by application of a spectral resolution method.     

Time-dependent density functional theory study on hydrogen-bonded intramolecular charge-transfer excited state of 4-dimethylamino-benzonitrile in methanol

The time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) method was carried out to investigate the hydrogen-bonded intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT) excited state of 4-dimethylaminobenzonitrile (DMABN) in methanol (MeOH) solvent. We demonstrated that the intermolecular hydrogen bond C[triple bond]N...H-O formed between DMABN and MeOH can induce the C[triple bond]N stretching mode shift to the blue in both the ground state and the twisted intramolecular charge-transfer (TICT) state of DMABN. Therefore, the two components at 2091 and 2109 cm(-1) observed in the time-resolved infrared (TRIR) absorption spectra of DMABN in MeOH solvent were reassigned in this work. The hydrogen-bonded TICT state should correspond to the blue-side component at 2109 cm(-1), whereas not the red-side component at 2091 cm(-1) designated in the previous study. It was also demonstrated that the intermolecular hydrogen bond C[triple bond]N...H-O is significantly strengthened in the TICT state. The intermolecular hydrogen bond strengthening in the TICT state can facilitate the deactivation of the excited state via internal conversion (IC), and thus account for the fluorescence quenching of DMABN in protic solvents. Furthermore, the dynamic equilibrium of these electronically excited states is explained by the hydrogen bond strengthening in the TICT state.     

Confined ultrafast torsional dynamics of Thioflavin-T in a nanocavity

The influence of confinement in the supramolecular β-cyclodextrin nanocavity on the excited state torsional dynamics of the amyloid fibril sensor, Thioflavin-T, is explored using subpicosecond fluorescence up-conversion spectroscopy. In the presence of β-cyclodextrin, the emission intensity and the fluorescence lifetime of Thioflavin-T significantly increases, indicating the confinement effect of the nanocage on the photophysical behaviour of the dye. Detailed time-resolved fluorescence studies show an appreciable dynamic Stokes' shift for the dye in the β-cyclodextrin nanocavity. Analysis of the time-resolved area normalized emission spectra (TRANES) indicates the formation of an emissive TICT state. The rate of formation of the TICT state, as calculated from the time dependent changes in the peak frequency and the width of the emission spectra, is found to be substantially slower in the β-cyclodextrin nanocavity compared to that in bulk water. Present results indicate that ultrafast torsional motion in Thioflavin-T is significantly retarded due to confinement by the β-cyclodextrin nanocavity.     

Excited state intramolecular charge transfer in N,N-heterocyclic-4-aminobenzonitriles: a DFT study

The excited state intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) reaction in a series of N,N-heterocyclic 4-aminobenzonitriles is investigated theoretically by a combination of density functional theory and multi-reference configuration interaction (DFT/MRCI). Experimentally, increasing ICT emission is observed with increasing ring size. Formation of both a planar and twisted ICT (PICT and TICT) state are energetically unfavorable in the small systems due to high inversion barriers. With increasing ring size, the TICT state is more stabilized than the PICT state. A good agreement of the computed TICT state dipole moment is found with experimental values. The red-shifted fluorescence of all systems is explained by the TICT model due to both arguments.