The kinetics of electron transfer reaction of methylene green and titanium trichloride in different solvents

The kinetics of the electron transfer reaction of methylene green and titanium trichloride was investigated in different solvents by spectrophotometry at different temperatures. The the reaction rate was determined by monitoring the absorbance as a function of time at λ_max 655 nm. The reaction is pseudo-first order, dependent only on the concentration of titanium trichloride at a fixed concentration of methylene green.     

The Photokinetics of Electron Transfer Reaction of Methylene Blue with Titanium Trichloride in Aqueous–Alcoholic Solvents

The kinetics of photoinduced electron transfer reaction of methylene blue (MB) and titanium trichloride was investigated in water and different aqueous–alcoholic solvents. The reaction is pseudo‐first order, dependent only on the concentration of titanium trichloride at a fixed concentration of MB. The effect of water and aqueous–alcoholic solvents was studied in the acidic pH range (4–7). It was observed that the quantum yield (ϕ ) of the reaction increased with increase in polarity of the reaction medium. The quantum yield was high under acidic conditions and decreased with further increase in acidity. The addition of ions and increase in temperature increased the rate and quantum yield of the reaction. The absence of any reaction intermediate was confirmed by spectroscopic investigations. A mechanism for the reaction has been proposed in accordance with the kinetics of the reaction. The activation energy (E _a) was calculated by the Arrhenius relation. Thermodynamic parameters such as E _a, enthalpy change (ΔH ), free energy change (ΔG ), and entropy change (ΔS ) were also evaluated.     

Improved visible light photocatalytic activity of titania loaded with silver on discoloration of a heterocyclic aromatic chemical dye solution

The photocatalytic activity of silver deposited Degussa P25 titanium dioxide (Ag-DP25) in the photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) was investigated. The as-prepared materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), infrared spectra and surface photovoltage spectroscopy (SPS) techniques. The obtained results show that the silver dopant could effectively inhibit the recombination of the photoinduced electron and holes, improving the absorption capability for visible light of photocatalyst and leading to increased surface OH group density. The degradation experiment reveals that the catalytic property of Ag-DP25 in the degradation of MB dye is more efficient than that of commercially available Degussa P25 TiO₂ (DP25) samples under visible-light irradiation. Besides, degradation kinetics of MB dye can, be well described by Langmuir-Hinshelwood equation and shows pseudo-first order law.     

Influences of Acid on Molecular Forms of Fluorescein and Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Fluorescein‐Dispersing Sol–Gel Titania Films

Fluorescein‐dispersing titania gel films were prepared by the acid‐catalyzed sol–gel reaction using a titanium alkoxide solution containing fluorescein. The molecular forms of fluorescein in the films, depending on its acid–base equilibria, and the complex formation and photoinduced electron transfer process between the dye and titania surface were investigated by fluorescence and photoelectric measurements. The titanium species were coordinated to the carboxylate and phenolate‐like groups of the fluorescein species. The quantum efficiencies of the fluorescence quenching and photoelectric conversion were higher upon excitation of the dianion species interacting with the titania, i.e. the dye–titania complex. This result indicated that the dianion form was the most favorable for formation of the dye–titania complex exhibiting the highest electron transfer efficiency. Using nitric acid as the catalyst, the titania surface bonded to the fluorescein instead of the adsorbed nitrate ion during the steam treatment. The dye–titania complex formation played an important role in the electron injection from the dye to the titania conduction band.     

4-[2-(二甲氨基)乙氧基]-N-十八烷基-1,8-萘酰亚胺荧光染料的合成及其性能研究

以4-溴-1,8-萘酐为原料,合成脂溶性4-[2-(二甲氨基)乙氧基]-N-十八烷基-1,8-萘酰亚胺。对其进行了1H NMR和IR表征。考察了荧光染料在DMF、乙腈、丙酮、乙酸乙酯和乙醚5种溶剂中的荧光光谱和吸收光谱,发现由于溶剂效应,随溶剂极性由小到大,荧光光谱和吸收光谱的最大峰值波长逐渐红移。考察了不同金属离子和pH对荧光染料荧光光谱的影响,结果表明荧光强度随Fe3+、Zn2+、Co2+浓度增大而逐渐增强,Fe3+的影响最为显著;当pH<7时,荧光强度随着pH的降低逐渐增强;进一步考察了Fe3+、Zn2+、Co2+对吸收光谱的影响,结果发现吸收光谱均蓝移。分析认为荧光染料的光致电子转移被阻碍,实验结果表明,合成的新型荧光染料可用于溶液中金属离子和pH的检测。     

Effect of Self-association and Protein Binding on the Photochemical Reactivity of Triarylmethanes. Implications of Noncovalent Interactions on the Competition between Photosensitization Mechanisms Type I and Type II

We have explored the photochemical behavior of cationic triarylmethane dye monomers and dimers free in solution and noncovalently bound to bovine serum albumin (BSA) and examined how self-association and the formation of host-guest complexes involving biopolymers and photosensitizers affect the competition between the photosensitization type I and type II mechanisms. Our results have clearly indicated that tri-para-substituted triarylmethane dyes bind efficiently to albumin as monomers and dimers and, interestingly, that the formation of dye aggregates in aqueous solutions is actually assisted by the protein. Protein-assisted dye aggregation takes place under conditions of high biopolymer loading (high [dye]/[protein] ratios), as attested by the appearance of a hypsochromically shifted absorption band (H-band) that overlaps with the spectral shoulder of the respective dye monomer. As predicted by the molecular exciton theory, the intersystem crossing efficiency in H-type dimers is expected to be higher than in the respective dye monomers, and photoinduced electron transfer events are intrinsically favored in dye aggregates as a result of the physical contact between donor and acceptor. We have found that when triarylmethanes are noncovalently bound to BSA their photoreactivity undergoes a remarkable enhancement, and that the photooxidation mechanism type I is particularly favored in the macromolecular environment. A comparative examination of the behavior of triarylmethane dyes with that of methylene blue have shown that in the case of methylene blue the binding phenomenon also favor the type I mechanism.     

双-(p-N,N-二甲氨基苄叉)酮/二苯基碘鎓盐复合体系的电子转移光显色

不同的双-(p-N,N-二甲氨基苄叉)酮DMBK和二苯基碘盐(DPIOF)复合,组成一种新型的电子转移光显色体系,DMBK/DPIOF复合体系在暗处有良好的热稳定性。在光作用下很快发生从激发态DMBK至DPIOF的电子转移,并伴随DMBK染料的褪色,测得DMBK光褪色速度的次序为:DMBA>DMBP>DMBH.与此同时,电子转移又引起新的光显色反应,对DMBA化合物,在700nm处出现新吸收峰。其光密度随光照时间而增长,然而,DMBP和DMBH体系这种光显色现象并未观察到,这可能由于它们的中间产物不能共平面的缘故,DMBA的光显色速度和最大密度明显取决于浓度和溶剂性质。本文对这种短波区光褪色和长波区光显色的光化学反应过程作了讨论。     

Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Dry Gelatin Containing Bound Methylene Blue

Excited states of methylene blue bound to dry gelatin undergo electron-transfer quenching reactions with neighboring amino acid residues to give reduced, methylene blue-free radicals. At the low loadings of methylene blue bound to gelatin used in this work, the absorption spectra indicated that the methylene blue existed principally in its monomeric form. The rates of methylene blue fluorescence quenching depended on the temperature at which the gelatin was dried. There was no detectable fluorescence characteristic of the localized excited singlet state of methylene blue when the dye is bound to gelatin dried at 15°C, where a significant proportion of the protein exists in its a -helical form. Instead, weak emission with a maximum at 645 nm is observed. It is inferred from this that the rate of quenching of any localized excited singlet states of the dye bound to a -helical gelatin is very fast thereby competing efficiently with radiative relaxation. The weak emission at 645 nm is ascribed to a fluorescent exciplex formed between bound methylene blue and a neighboring electron/proton donor residue of the gelatin. While fluorescence characteristic of the localized methylene blue singlet state was observed from dyed gelatin dried at 50°C, i.e. in its random coil form, the triplet state is subject to rapid quenching by electron/proton transfer with protein moieties.     

电子转移光氧化反应在有机合成中的应用

电子转移光氧化反应与光敏化的单重态氧反应是光氧化反应的两个最重要的组成部分。电子转移光氧化是随着光诱导电子转移反应研究的广泛开展而得以迅速发展的。近年来,与光诱导电子转移反应有密切关联的过渡金属配合物的可见光催化反应也已成为研究热点。一些过渡金属配合物催化的电子转移光氧化反应也已出现。本文根据电子转移光氧化反应的不同机理,对这些反应进行分类,介绍了不同类型的电子转移敏化剂（包括氰基芳烃类光敏剂、鎓盐类阳离子光敏剂、过渡金属配合物类光敏剂以及有机染料类光敏剂）引发的电子转移光氧化反应,并讨论了各类电子转移光氧化反应中底物的各种活性中间体、反应中氧的活性形式、可能的反应途径以及在有机合成中的应用。     

Influence of negatively charged interfaces on the ground and excited state properties of methylene blue

Properties of the ground and excited states of methylene blue (MB) were studied in negatively charged vesicles, normal and reverse micelles and sodium chloride solutions. All these systems induce dimer formation as attested by the appearance of the dimer band in the absorption spectra (lamdaD approximately 600 nm). In reverse micelles the dimerization constant (KD) corrected for the aqueous pseudophase volume fraction is two-three orders of magnitude smaller than KD of MB in water, and it does not change when W0 is increased from 0.5 to 10. Differences in the fluorescence intensity as a function of dimer-monomer ratio as well as in the resonance light scattering spectra indicate that distinct types of dimers are induced in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micelles and aerosol-OT (sodium dioctyl sulfoxinate, AOT) reversed micelles. The properties of the photoinduced transient species of MB in these systems were studied by time-resolved near infrared (NIR) emission (efficiency of singlet oxygen generation), by laser flash photolysis (transient spectra, yield and decay rate of triplets) and by thermal lensing (amount of heat deposited in the medium). The competition between electron transfer (dye*-dye) and energy transfer (dye*-O2) reactions was accessed as a function of the dimer-monomer ratio. The lower yield of electron transfer observed for dimers in AOT reverse micelles and intact vesicles compared with SDS micelles and frozen vesicles at similar dimer-monomer ratios is related with the different types of aggregates induced by each interface.     

The effect of oxygen on the three‐component radical photoinitiator system: Methylene blue,N‐methyldiethanolamine,and diphenyliodonium chloride

In this article, we extend our mechanistic study of the three‐component radical photoinitiator system, consisting of methylene blue (MB), N‐methyldiethanolamine, and diphenyliodonium chloride, by investigating the influence of oxygen on the rate of the consumption of MB dye. The mechanism involves electron transfer/proton transfer from the amine to the dye as the primary photochemical reaction. Oxygen quenches the triplet state of the dye, leading to retardation of the reaction. We used time‐resolved steady‐state fluorescence monitoring to observe the MB concentration in situ in both a constant oxygen environment and a sealed reactor as the dye is consumed via photoreaction. In the sealed reactor, we observed a retardation period (attributed to the presence of oxygen) followed by rapid exponential decay of the MB fluorescence after the oxygen was depleted. On the basis of the impact of the amine and iodonium concentrations on the fluorescence intensity and the duration of the retardation period, our proposed mechanism includes an oxygen‐scavenging pathway, in which the tertiary amine radicals formed in the primary photochemical process consume the oxygen via a cyclic reaction mechanism. The iodonium salt is an electron acceptor, acting to reoxidize the neutral dye radical back to its original state and allowing it to reenter the primary photochemical process. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 3336–3346, 2000     

光谱电化学法研究亚甲基蓝的电还原反应

用极谱法研究亚甲基蓝(MB)的电极吸附过程早有报道.近几年,用光谱电化学法研究其电化学行为又引起了许多人的兴趣.但在光透薄层电极上,由于光程太短,测试溶液浓度较高,导致亚甲基蓝发生聚合,影响实验结果的准确测定.为此本文利用特制的比色皿型长光程薄层光谱电化学池,在低浓度条件下研究其在SnO_2镀膜玻璃电极上的电还原反应.     

THE PHOTOSENSITIZED FORMATION AND REACTION OF SINGLET OXYGEN, O2*(1Δ), IN AQUEOUS MICELLAR SYSTEMS

Abstract— Oxygenated aqueous solutions of methylene blue containing dispersions of sodium dodecyl sulphate micelles with solubilised diphenyl isobenzofuran were irradiated with red light and the rate of loss of furan was followed over several min. The results are consistent with a mechanism in which singlet oxygen is produced by energy transfer from methylene blue triplet in the aqueous phase, and then diffuses to and penetrates the interior of the micelles where it reacts with the furan. The competition between this process and the natural decay of the excited oxygen has been examined and a β-value of 9.7 times 10^-5 M determined which is comparable to that for the same reaction in homogeneous solvents. A model of the system is proposed and its kinetic features discussed.     

Converting red mud wastes into mesoporous ZSM-5 decorated with TiO2 as an eco-friendly and efficient adsorbent-photocatalyst for dyes removal

Red mud wastes have been converted into mesoporous zeolite socony mobile-5 (ZSM-5) followed by deposited titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanoparticles to generate synergy adsorption-photodegradation for removal of dye removal in waste water. The amount of TiO₂ loading was varied to achieve optimum photocatalytic activity while maintaining the mesoporosity and high surface area of ZSM-5. Sol-gel method facilitated the formation of anatase TiO₂ on the ZSM-5. The fourier transform infrared spectra clarified the formation of Si–O–Ti at 957 cm^?1 by the exchanging the hydrogen ion with titanium ion, which proved by decreasing the absorption band of Si–OH and Si–O interaction at 964 and 944 cm^?1, respectively. Sol-gel method also preserved the mesopore diameter of ZSM-5 at 3.5 nm which allow the diffusion of methylene blue (MB) molecules into the pores. However, the surface area and the pore volume were slightly reduced with increasing the TiO₂ loading. The adsorption performance of samples showed that the increasing in the TiO₂ loading led to the decreasing in the adsorption capacity. All samples showed the suitability towards the pseudo second order kinetic. The Langmuir isotherm was suitable to describe the adsorption mechanism by monolayer adsorption. Mesoporosity of ZSM-5 accelerated the adsorption of dye via the increase of mass transfer in the pore channel which confirmed by the low intercept of intraparticle diffusion model at the first stage. The photocatalytic test showed that 10% TiO₂ loading on the ZSM-5 exhibited the highest methylene blue removal followed by 5% and 20% TiO₂ loading. Optimization on the amount of photocatalyst and the pH of solution indicated the reaction favoured 1 g L^?1 of catalysts and at alkaline pH. 10% TiO₂/ZSM-5 also exhibited high stability and reusability up to four reaction cycles. Photocatalytic performance of 10% TiO₂/ZSM-5 was further investigated on photodegradation of malachite green and rhodamine B organic dyes, which showed the photocatalytic efficiency of 73 and 88%, respectively. Superoxide radical, hydroxyl radical, and photogenerated electron were identified as the main active species for MB photodegradation based on the reduction of degradation rate following the addition scavenger molecules.     

亚甲蓝修饰电极推动的血红素蛋白质直接电子转移反应

本文研究了几种血红素蛋白质包括牛血红蛋白, 人肌红蛋白和马心细胞色素C在亚甲蓝修饰电极上的非均相电子转移反应, 采用光透薄层光谱电化学法监测了血红素蛋白的直接电化学反应过程, 并进行了动力学研究。     

RED LIGHT-INDUCED REDUCTION OF A PARTICLE-ASSOCIATED b-TYPE CYTOCHROME FROM CORN IN THE PRESENCE OF METHYLENE BLUE*

Abstract— In the presence of methylene blue, red light causes the reduction of a h-type cytochrome in particulate fractions from corn coleoptiles. Two types of difference spectra for the cytochromes in these fractions are presented: (a) red light-minus-dark in the presence of methylene blue, and (b) dithionite-reduced-minus-oxidized. Comparison of these spectra shows that photoexcited methylene blue selectively reduces a b-type cytochrome which constitutes at most only 30% of the total dithionite-reducible cytochrome present in the most active fractions. The photoreducible cytochrome has an alpha band at room temperature near 557 nm. Bleaching of methylene blue precedes cytochrome reduction under appropriate conditions, suggesting that the photoreduced dye is donating an electron to the cytochrome. This electron transfer does not involve a flavin, at least as judged by the absence of light-induced spectral changes attributable to flavins. Preliminary kinetic studies suggest that EDTA provides the pool of electrons for the reaction. The cytochrome cannot be assigned exclusively either to mitochondria or to endoplasmic reticulum, as judged by its sedimentation properties. These results and the current literature are discussed in the context of the hypothesis that this b-type cytochrome may be involved in the photoreception mechanism for blue and uv light in vivo.     

THE PHOTOREDUCTION OF METHYLENE BLUE BY AMINES—I. A FLASH PHOTOLYSIS STUDY OF THE REACTION BETWEEN TRIPLET METHYLENE BLUE AND AMINES

Abstract— Flash photolysis was used to study the reduction of the triplet state of methylene blue by both alkyl- and aryl-amines. The extent of the formation of the semireduced form of the dye yielded rate constants of interaction between the triplet state and the amine ( k ₅). A correlation between log k ₅ and ionization potentials for alkylamines (slope = -1.75 eV^-1) was interpreted as evidence for the formation of a partial charge-transfer intermediate. The rate constants ( k ₅) calculated for aryl-amines approached the rate of diffusion in many cases. A Hammett plot for a series of N, N-dimethyl-anilines yielded a moderately large p value (– 3.28) consistent with the formation of a charge-transfer intermediate. It was concluded that reaction of amines with triplet methylene blue leads to the formation of a partial charge-transfer intermediate which may undergo complete electron transfer to yield radicals, or undergo spin inversion and return to the ground state.     

用荧光光谱法研究OLED用的新型蓝色发光染料和三-（8-羟基喹啉）铝(AlQ_3)的光诱导电子转移和激基复合物的生成

在合成了三种新型发射蓝光化合物的基础上，对它们在溶液中的光物理行为作 了详细研究。发现它们的荧光能强烈地被三-（8-羟基喹啉）铝所猝灭，并在荧光 光谱的长谱部分出现因发生光诱导电子转移而生成激基复合物的发光。几个方面的 工作-如猝灭常数的测定，电子转移过程自由能的计算，都表明化合物荧光猝灭过 程的电子转移性质。此外，还讨论了因出现光诱导电子转移和激基复合物给OLED器 件带来的影响，特别对三种作为器件发射蓝光化合物的优劣进行了讨论，表明化合 物DPF有着最佳的发光特征。     

曙红染料-碘鎓盐复合体系的光化学性质和引发丙烯酸酯光交联的效果

合成了曙红(EO)二苯基碘鎓盐(DPIO)复合光引发体系,其光响应范围可至可见光区,最大吸收527nm。曙红鎓盐体系无暗反应,但在可见光作用下,由于光诱导电子转移敏化反应使染料发生漂白作用和鎓盐裂解产生活性自由基,由此可引发环氧6101双丙烯酸酯和季戊四醇三丙烯酸酯的光固化。光固化速度与复合体系的结构组成有关,其中曙红双盐(EO(Ph_I)_2)比曙红单盐(EO(Ph_2I))具有更高的引发效率;在同样条件下双分子体系(EONa_2+Ph_2I+BF_4~-)不能引起交联反应。     

The mechanism of perylene photo-oxidation in a water-soluble polymeric photocatalyst

The photo-oxidation of perylene in aqueous solutions of a polymeric photocatalyst was investigated to probe the mechanism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation. Perylene and other hydrophobic molecules are efficiently solubilized in aqueous polymer solutions with distribution coefficients as high as 4 x 10⁶. The rate of perylene photo-oxidation was much more rapid in aqueous polymer solutions than in organic solvents. In organic solvents, ¹0₂ sensitizers (rose bengal) had little effect on the reaction, but electron acceptors, such as dicyanobenzene, caused an acceleration in rate. Naphthoquinone was suggested as a potential electron acceptor in the naphthalene-containing polymer, and it was shown to be formed in small concentrations by polymer oxidation. It was concluded that the polymer plays several key functions in perylene photo-oxidation: (1) solubilization of the hydrophobic molecule; (2) energy migration through the polymer coil and energy transfer, providing additional photochemical energy to the reactants; (3) the enhancement of oxidation by photoinduced electron transfer via provision of an electron acceptor and facilitation of charge separation.