Static and dynamic model for 4-aminodiphenyl fluorescence quenching by carbontetrachloride in hexane

The fluorescence quenching of 4-aminodiphenyl (4ADP) with chloromethanes (CH2Cl2, CHCl3 and CCl4) have been studied in solvents of different polarity and viscosity. The quenching rate constants (kq) have been determined in all solvents. For CCl4 and CHCl3 quenching, the kq depends on solvent viscosity whereas for CH2Cl2, the kq values show a mixed trend with no clear-cut variation with either solvent polarity or solvent viscosity. Quenching mechanism involving an intermediate donor-acceptor complex formation is proposed for CH2Cl2 quenching. A positive deviation was observed in the Stern-Volmer (SV) plot for CCl4 quenching in hexane. The static-dynamic model could explain this.     

氰基蒽的电子转移荧光猝灭及激基复合物

本文测定了在不同溶剂中一系列化合物以及氧分子对9,10-二氰基蒽(DCA)及9-氰基蒽(CNA)的荧光淬灭常数k_q值及DCA与2,5-二甲基呋喃的激基复合物的发射光谱。这些化合物的k_q值与计算所得自由能的变化△G之间的关系基本符合Rehm-Wdler关系。溶剂极性及溶剂粘度对荧光猝灭反应有影响,影响强电子给体k_q值的主要因素是溶剂的粘度,而弱电子给体的k_q值则主要决定于溶剂的极性。氧分子的k_q值基本上与溶剂扩散速率常数走k_diff值吻合。     

ZnTBPPc光物理化学性质的溶剂化效应

The solvent viscosity dependence of the photophysical and photochemical properties of tetra(tert-butylphenoxy)phthalocyaninato zinc(II) (ZnTBPPc) is presented. The fluorescence quantum yields (ΦF) and Stern-Volmer′s constant (KSV) for ZnTBPPc fluorescence quenching by benzoquinone in all the solutions followed a semi-empirical law that depends only on the solvent viscosity. ΦF values vary between 0.08 in tetrahydrofuran (THF) and 0.14 in dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO). Triplet quantum yields (ΦT) and lifetimes (...     

Influence of a magnetic field on delayed fluorescence of aromatic hydrocarbons in solution: I. Dependence on temperature,solvent and solute

The relative magnetic field effects on the total triplet—triplet annihilation (TTA) rate constant, on the rate constant for production of a singlet monomer and on the rate constant for production of a singlet excimer have been measured in a magnetic field range from 0 to 6000 gauss for the hydrocarbons pyrene, 3,4-benzopyrene, 1,2-benzanthracene and phenanthrene in solvents of different polarity between room temperature and 120 K. A qualitative discussion of the experimental results yields the following information on the mechanism of TTA: (i) The ratio of singlet to triplet products decreases with decreasing temperature or increasing viscosity of the solvent. (ii) The magnetic field effect depends much more on viscosity than on temperature. (iii) Singlet monomers and excimers are predominantly formed from different initial triplet—triplet pair configurations. (iv) Ionic radical pair states do not seem to play an important role in the TTA mechanism between equal molecules.     

Quenching of singlet oxygen (1deltag) by cobalt complexes with four nitrogen atoms in the equatorial plane

The quenching of singlet oxygen (1deltag) by cobalt(III)-bis-1,2-benzosemiquinone-diiminato complexes (general structure LCo(111)(BQDI)2ClO4) has been studied in different solvents by measuring the singlet oxygen phosphorescence decay in time-resolved experiments. The axial ligand (Ph3As, Ph3Sb, N-methyl-imidazole, pyrrolidine) has practically no influence on the quenching; however, the chlorinated benzosemiquinone-diiminato complex has a markedly lower quenching rate constant. The solvent effects can be fully explained by the difference in viscosity, which supports the assumption that the quenching is diffusion controlled. The reactive radius of the encounter pair has been estimated to be 0.3 nm, shorter than the radius of the complex itself, which points to the fact that singlet oxygen must approach the central cobalt atom at the (partially) open axial position. The significance of these results regarding the quenching of singlet oxygen by vitamin B12 derivatives is discussed.     

Solvent dependence of singlet oxygen / substrate interactions in ene-reactions, (4+2)- and (2+2)-cycloaddition reactions

Product formation of singlet oxygen reactions with simple olefins occurring as ene-reactions, (4+2)- and (2+2)-cycloaddition reactions is independent on solvent polarity. Thus, 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene (1) and 2-methy]-2-butene (3), 1,3-cyclohexadiene (6), and benzvalene (8) yield allylic hydroperoxides (2) and(4) (54%) + (5) (46%), endoperoxide (7), and dioxetane (9), respectively. The rates of the ene-reactions and (4+2)-cycloaddition reactions are only slightly dependent, those of the (2+2)-cycloaddition reaction, however,are clearly dependent on solvent polarity. “Physical” quenching of singlet oxygen by the olefins is negligible, but substantial by the sensitizer tetraphenylporphin (TPP) in chlorinated solvents.     

Polarity effects on the photophysics of dendrimers with an oligophenylenevinylene core and peripheral fullerene units

Highly soluble dendritic branches with fullerene subunits at the periphery and a carboxylic acid function at the focal point have been prepared by a convergent approach. They have been attached to an oligophenylenevinylene (OPV) core bearing two alcohol functions to yield dendrimers with two, four or eight peripheral C60 groups. Their photophysical properties have been systematically investigated in solvents of increasing polarity; that is, toluene, dichloromethane, and benzonitrile. Ultrafast OPV-->C60 singlet energy transfer takes place for the whole series of dendrimers, whatever the solvent. Electron transfer from the fullerene singlet is thermodynamically allowed in CH2Cl2 and benzonitrile, but not in apolar toluene. For a given solvent, the extent of electron transfer, signaled by the quenching of the fullerene fluorescence, is not the same along the series, despite the fact that identical electron transfer partners are present. By increasing the dendrimer size, electron transfer is progressively more difficult due to isolation of the central OPV core by the dendritic branches, which hampers solvent induced stabilization of charge separated couples. Compact structures of the hydrophobic dendrimers are favored in solvents of higher polarity. These structural effects are also able to rationalize the unexpected trends in singlet oxygen sensitization yields.     

蒈烯芳氰敏化光氧化反应的研究——Ⅰ.蒈烯对9,10-二腈基蒽荧光的猝灭特性

本文通过研究在不同溶剂中蒈烯对9,10-二腈基蒽(DCA)荧光猝灭的光物理特性及溶剂极性对猝灭速度的影响,温度效应的测定及其在乙腈中双分子猝灭速率常数k_q值与计算所得自由能的变化(△G)之间的关系符合 RehmWeller关系,证明了菇烯对DCA荧光的猝灭是一个电子转移的动态猝灭过程。     

9,10-二氰基蒽敏化光氧化反应的溶剂效应

本文通过α,β-蒎烯及1,4-二苯基-1,3-丁二烯的9,10-二氰基蒽(DCA)敏化光氧化反应在一系列溶剂中产物生成的相对量子效率及单线态氧(¹O₂)产物的含量,对β-蒎烯在乙腈中的反应动力学分析,讨论了反应的溶剂效应,证明了DCA敏化光氧化反应,包括¹O₂产物都是经由电子转移的反应机理。     

Solvent Effects on the Spectral Properties of Rhodamine 6G: Estimation of Ground and Excited State Dipole Moments

Spectroscopic and photophysical behavior of Rhodamine 6G (R6G) in seven solvents are reported in this work. R6G monomers exhibit strong electronic absorptions (due to π*←π transitions) in the 529–539-nm region, and the band positions were shown to depend on the refractive indices of the respective solvents. The Stokes’ shifts displayed a linear dependence on solvent polarity, with values ranging between 19 nm (in benzene) and 28 nm (in water). R6G’s fluorescence quantum yields (Φ_F) are generally high (> 0.90), and this was ascribed to structural features (rigidity, planarity and presence of condensed rings) in the R6G molecule. These Φ_F values are shown to vary with solvent viscosity in accordance with the Förster–Hoffmann model. Fluorescence quenching of R6G by 1,4-benzoquinone was diffusion controlled and occurred via an electron transfer mechanism. Theoretical treatment of the fluorescence quenching data yielded fluorescence lifetime values, which were also shown to be solvent viscosity dependent. Ground-state and excited-state dipole moments of R6G were obtained semi-empirically via the analysis of solvatochromic data, and the values are found to be 0.69 D and 1.97 D, respectively.     

Solvent effects on the singlet - triplet equilibrium and reactivity of a ground triplet state arylalkyl carbene

Results from intramolecular singlet and triplet specific reactivity in solvents of different Polarity suggest that the spin state equilibrium of 1,2-diphenyl-1-butylidene, a triplet ground state carbene. is largely susceptible to solvent polarity. The results are consistent with stabilization of the zwitterionic singlet state in solvents of high polarity.     

Effect of viscosity on the singlet-excited state dynamics of some hemicyanine dyes

Photophysical properties of hemicyanine dyes (1 - 3) were investigated in solvents of varying polarity and viscosity. Hemicyanines possess relatively low fluorescence quantum yields (1%) in polar solvents. A significant increase in fluorescence quantum yield and lifetimes was observed with increase in viscosity of the solvent medium. The radiative, as well as nonradiative decay channels from the singlet-excited state were investigated by varying the viscosity of the medium. The viscosity-dependent radiationless relaxation observed in hemicyanine dyes is suggestive of a restricted rotor motion in the singlet excited state.     

唑类化合物的荧光猝灭及其与四氯化碳组合时所组成的光诱导引发体系

本工作对 唑类化合物在不同溶剂中的荧光被四氯化碳的猝灭问题进行了研究。发现其荧光猝灭的Stern-Volmer常数与所用溶剂的极性参数E~T(30)值间存在着线性关系, 这一结果表明: 这一猝灭过程具有明确的电子转移性质。在此工作基础上提出唑类化合物与四氯化碳所组成的体系可能是一种新的光诱导引发聚合体系。实验结果表明, 这一体系确能光引发单体化合物进行自由基聚合反应, 对该体系的光引发聚合机理作了初步的讨论。     

The effect of solvent polarity on the photophysical properties of 4-cyano-(4'-methylthio)diphenylacetylene: a prototypic donor-acceptor system

The photophysical properties of the target compound are extremely sensitive to changes in solvent polarity since the lowest-energy excited states possess considerable charge-transfer character. Excitation results in a greatly increased dipole moment, with the resultant excited singlet state retaining a lifetime of ca. 1 ns in all solvents. Radiative decay involves coupling between the lowest-energy excited singlet state and both the ground state and an upper excited singlet state. The level of coupling to the upper singlet decreases in non-polar solvents, presumably due to symmetry factors. The radiative rate constant decreases smoothly with increasing solvent polarity function as the molecule acquires an ever increasing dipolar character. Non-radiative decay includes both intersystem crossing and internal conversion, but the former process dominates in polar solvents. The excited singlet state lifetime is very weakly dependent upon temperature in the solid state. However, in polar solutions where the Stokes' shift decreases with decreasing temperature, there is clear evidence for an activated process. This is believed to involve coupling to the upper-lying singlet excited state.     

THE FLUORESCENCE PROPERTIES OF ORTHO AMINOBENZOATE ANESTHETICS IN DEFINED SOLVENTS AND PHOSPHOLIPID VESICLES

Abstract— The fluorescence properties of three ortho aminobenzoate local anesthetics have been determined in a variety of solvents. Results from these studies have been used to deduce how these drugs interact with phosphatidylcholine bilayers. The emission energy, fluorescence quantum yield and lifetime exhibited a biphasic dependence on solvent polarity. In aprotic solvents, alcohols and in ethanol-water mixtures containing less than 40% water, quantum yields and lifetimes were high (approximately 0.55 and 8.5 ns respectively). In ethanol-water mixtures containing >40% water, the strong fluorescence quenching was primarily due to an increase in the rate of non-radiative deactivation of the excited state. Both the radiative ( k_r ) and non-radiative ( k_nr ) rate constants show a biphasic dependence on solvent polarity. These studies suggest the presence of two singlet excited states for these molecules, a polar singlet excited state, S_1-p and a charge transfer excited state, S_1-ct with the latter predominating in ethanol-water mixture containing >40% water. In egg phosphatidylcholine bilayers, the fluorescence, lifetime and quantum yield are consistent with the view that these drugs are localized within the lipid head group region where the charge-transfer excited state can be stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonding.     

Quenching of singlet molecular oxygen (1O2) by azide anion in solvent mixtures.

The azide ion is a strong physical quencher of singlet molecular oxygen (1O2) and is frequently employed to show involvement of 1O2 in oxidation processes. Rate constants (k(q)) for the quenching of 1O2 by azide are routinely used as standards to calculate k(q) values for quenching by other substrates. We have measured k(q) for azide in solvent mixtures containing deuterium oxide (D2O), acetonitrile (MeCN), 1,4-dioxane, ethanol (EtOH), propylene carbonate (PC), or ethylene carbonate (EC), mixtures commonly used for many experimental studies. The rate constants were calculated directly from 1O2 phosphorescence lifetimes observed after laser pulse excitation of rose bengal (RB), used to generate 1O2. In aqueous mixtures with MeCN and carbonates, the rate constant increased nonlinearly with increasing volume of organic solvent in the mixtures. k(q) was 4.78 x 10(8) M(-1) s(-1) in D2O and increased to 26.7 x 10(8) and 27.7 x 10(8) M(-1) s(-1) in 96% MeCN and 97.7% EC/PC, respectively. However, in EtOH/D2O mixtures, k(q) decreased with increasing alcohol concentration. This shows that a higher solvent polarity increases the quenching efficiency, which is unexpectedly decreased by the proticity of aqueous and alcohol solvent mixtures. The rate constant values increased with increasing temperature, yielding a quenching activation energy of 11.3 kJ mol(-1) in D2O. Our results show that rate constants in most solvent mixtures cannot be derived reliably from k(q) values measured in pure solvents by using a simple additivity rule. We have measured the rate constants with high accuracy, and they may serve as a reliable reference to calculate unknown k(q) values.     

Spectral,lifetime and photochemical characteristics of 4-acetoxy-chalcone in viscous media

Both fluorescence and excitation spectra of 4-acetoxy-chalcone (4-AC) are bathochromically shifted as the medium polarity increases. The fluorescence quantum yields are sensitive to medium viscosity and increase sharply as the medium viscosity increases due to prohibition of radiationless deactivation pathways. The fluorescence lifetime of 4-AC in glycerol has been measured as τ = 1.9 ns. The photochemical quantum yields (thought to be a trans-cis photo-isomerization) are also sensitive to medium viscosity with minimum φ_c values obtained in highly viscous solvents. The effect of medium viscosity on the quenching of 4-AC fluorescence using picric acid as a quencher has been studied. A static-type quenching mechanism is proposed to account for the quenching efficiency as the medium viscosity increases.     

New highly fluorescent ketocyanine polarity probes

The syntheses and spectral properties of three new and highly fluorescent solvent polarity probes are described. They are found to be extremely sensitive to solvent polarity in that spectral red shifts in both absorption and fluorescence spectra occur upon increasing solvent polarity. Excitation and emission data of the dyes in a set of different polar solvents are given. The emission data are compared with the standard ET^N values of solvent polarity and a linear correlation is obtained over a wide range. The origin of the unusual solvatochromic properties is discussed in terms of the resonance structures of this new group of molecular probes. Their outstanding features include high spectral sensitivity to polarity, high molar absorptivities, high fluorescence quantum yields, longwave excitation and emission, insignificant quenching by oxygen, and a sufficient stability in aqueous solution. Therefore, the new probes are considered to be advantageous over other polarity probes used so far in probing biochemical and biological systems.     

The photophysical properties of a julolidene-based molecular rotor

The photophysical properties of 9-dicyanovinyljulolidine are sensitive to solvent viscosity but are little affected by changes in polarity. In fluid solution, the lifetime of the first-excited singlet state is very short and triplet state formation cannot be detected by laser flash photolysis. Decay of the excited singlet state is strongly activated and weak phosphorescence can be observed in a glassy matrix at 77 K. Temperature dependent 1H NMR studies indicate that the molecule undergoes slow internal rotation in solution, for which the activation energy has a value of ca. 35 kJ mol(-1). This process is unlikely to account for the poor fluorescence quantum yield found in fluid solution. Instead, it is considered that the target compound undergoes rapid rotation around the dicyanovinyl double bond from the excited singlet state. The rate of rotation depends weakly on the viscosity of the solvent in a range of linear alcohols at room temperature. This might represent the fact that the rotor is relatively small and can pack into cavities in the solvent structure. In glycerol, the rate of rotation is more sensitive to viscosity effects but a quite complex temperature dependence is observed in ethanol. Here, the rate is almost activationless in a glassy matrix and in fluid solution at high temperature but strongly activated at intermediate temperatures.     

Drastic changes in the fluorescence properties of NBD probes with the polarity of the medium: involvement of a TICT state?

The spectroscopic and photophysical properties of two 7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl (NBD) derivatives with different substituents on the nitrogen group are reported in 18 solvents. The solvatochromic shifts were analysed by correlating with polarity scales. The results, together with the help of modified neglect of diatomic overlap (MNDO) calculations, enable the polarity of the ground and first singlet excited states to be determined. Experiments based on variations in temperature and viscosity establish that the two probes undergo different de-excitation pathways. The possibilities of internal rotation leading to a twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) state in the case of diethylamino-NBD are discussed. A study in binary solvent mixtures outlines specific solvent—solute interactions. Appropriate restrictions are emphasized on the utilization of NBD probes in biological fields.