Saturable absorption dynamics in the triplet system and triplet excitation induced singlet fluorescence of some organic molecules

The triplet saturable absorption behaviour of the xanthene dyes eosin Y, erythrosin B, and rose bengal and of the fullerene molecule C₇₀ is studied. The molecules are excited to the S₁-state by intense picosecond pulses (wavelength λ_P=527 nm). They relax dominantly to the triplet system by intersystem crossing. The triplet–triplet saturable absorption is investigated with time-delayed intense picosecond pulses (wavelength λ_L=1054 nm) in the transparency region of the molecules in the singlet ground state. Higher excited-state triplet absorption cross-sections and higher excited-state triplet relaxation times are determined by numerical simulation of the experimental results. Time-resolved fluorescence measurements reveal higher excited-state triplet to singlet back-intersystem-crossing and multi-step triplet photoionization. Additionally the two-photon absorption cross-sections at λ_L=1054 nm are determined by measurement of the fundamental pulse two-photon induced fluorescence relative to the second-harmonic pulse single-photon induced fluorescence.     

Singlet—triplet absorption spectrum of 9,10-dichloroanthracene crystal

The T₁ ← S_O absorption spectrum of 9,10-dichloroanthracene single crystal was measured by observing delayed fluorescence. The transition dipole is perpendicular to the molecular plane. The absorption coefficient at 694 nm is estimated to be 1 × 10^?3 cm^?1.     

Vibrational spectroscopy of individual doping centers in a monolayer organic crystal

A scanning tunneling microscope (STM) is used to study individual Ag doping centers in a monolayer of C60 molecules supported on a thin Al2O3 film grown on the NiAl(110) surface. Vibronic states of the doping centers are observed with differential conductance (dIdV) spectroscopy. The double-barrier nature of the junction results in bipolar transport: same states participate in charge transport at both bias voltage polarities. Identification of the dIdV features corresponding to bipolar conduction enables a new mode of vibrational spectroscopy with STM.     

Magnetic resonance investigations of photoexcited triplet states in naphthalene-tetracyanobenzene single crystals

Photoexcited triplet states in naphthalene-tetracyanobenzene single crystals were investigated at 4.2 K by zero-field optically detected magnetic resonance and at room temperature by conventional high-field electron paramagnetic resonance. The low-temperature experiments revealed at least three triplet-state traps with distinct zero-field splittings, phosphorescence spectra, or excitation dependence.     

Proposal of a new method to determine tilt angles of absorption transition moments in host-guest liquid crystal cells

An idea for a method of experimental determination of tilt angles and order parameters of cylindrosymmetric transition moments of liquid crystals and of dyes in host-guest systems is described. Furthermore, first experimental hints are given. With freely rotating molecules, all transition moments result in an isotropic absorbance for UV/VIS-spectroscopy using polarized light. The resulting absorbance becomes anisotropic if the transition moment of the molecules is polarized, the molecules are aligned in a preferential direction, and the free rotation is suppressed. In this case, the measurement of Aiso, Atilt, and Atilt using polarized light is sufficient to calculate the related tilt angle Psi, the order parameter S, and the absorbance A as a function of the polarization angle. The local electric field and its influence on the dichroic ratio of an absorption band has not been considered. The precision of this method is still limited by the photometric accuracy of the spectrometer and the mechanical precision of the goniometric adjustment of the experimental apparatus.     

Assembling a mixed phthalocyanine-porphyrin array in aqueous media through host-guest interactions

A stable 1:1 host-guest complex is formed between a silicon(IV) phthalocyanine conjugated axially with two permethylated beta-cyclodextrin units and a tetrasulfonated porphyrin. The complex exhibits a light-harvesting property and works as an efficient photosensitizing system, killing HT29 human colon adenocarcinoma cells with an IC50 value of 0.09 microM. [structure: see text].     

Photoswitchable organic mixed valence in dithienylcyclopentene systems with tertiary amine redox centers

The electronic structures of the radical cations of two dithienylperfluorocyclopentene molecules with appended tertiary amine units were investigated by electrochemical and optical spectroscopic methods. The through-bond N-N distances in the photocyclized (closed) forms of the two systems are 9.3 and 17.6 ?, respectively, depending on whether the nitrogen atoms are attached directly to the two thienyl units or whether xylyl spacers are in between. In the case of the radical cation with the longer N-N distance, photocyclization of the dithienylperfluorocyclopentene core induces a changeover from class I to class II mixed valence behavior. In the case of the shorter system, the experimental data is consistent with assignment of the photocyclized form to a class III mixed valence species.     

Magnetic resonance of short-lived triplet exciton pairs detected by fluorescence modulation at room temperature

The possibility of resonant electromagnetic field modulation of the rate of reactions between paramagnetic particles in a condensed medium lasting for 10^?8–10^?10 sand shorter than the spin-lattice relaxation time has been demonstrated experimentally. The EPR spectra of triplet exciton pairs in tetracene and charge transfer crystals have been recorded at room temperature.     

Origins of cooperative noncovalent host-guest chemistry in mixed valence complexes

The electronic effects resulting from noncovalent host-guest interactions between calix[6]arene and a ruthenium dimer, [Ru3O(OAc)6(CO)(ppy)]2-mu-pz (ppy=4-phenyl pyridine, pz=pyrazine), are presented. The noncovalent interaction is between the calix[6]arene and the ppy ligands of the dimer. The dimer can bind 2 equiv of calix[6]arene. The complex [Ru3O(OAc)6(CO)(ppy)]2-mu-pz forms a highly stable mixed valence ion with strong electronic coupling between the two Ru3 clusters. The strength of the electronic interaction is found to be moderated by calix[6]arene binding. Addition of calix[6]arene to the mixed valence ion causes the electronic coupling to decrease. The binding of calix[6]arene is found to be cooperative. The origins of cooperative binding are developed in terms of the potential energy surfaces associated with the symmetric and asymmetric mixed valence ion. In particular, it is found that symmetry breaking (through the binding of a single calix[6]arene) destabilizes the mixed valence state. Restoration of symmetry (through the binding of a second calix[6]arene) increases the stability of the mixed valence ion and provides an additional driving force for the binding of the second calix[6]arene.     

Optical—nuclear double resonance (ondor) using narrow-band laser excitation of a singlet—triplet transition in a molecular crystal

The first experiment is described in which the nuclear spins of an organic molecule are pumped by exciting the spin-forbidden phononless singlet—triplet transition with a narrow-band laser. Irradiation of the sample with an additional rf field enabled high-precision direct optical determination of the ¹⁴N quadrupole tensor in the ground state of phenazine-h₈ in a phenazine-d₈ host crystal.     

On the triplet nature of paramagnetic centers in conducting polymers

Temperature dependences of the magnetic susceptibility of solutions and powders of polyaniline synthesized by oxidative polymerization using two methods were measured by ESR in the temperature range from 123 to 423 K. The dependences observed can be described by the integral of susceptibility of the polymer fragments in the triplet state over the singlet—triplet splitting from E ₁ to E ₂ with constant weight. The susceptibility of the fragments was accepted to obey the Bleaney—Bowers equation. The most part of the experimental dependences can be presented as the sum of the temperature-independent susceptibility and the susceptibility obeying the Curie law. The both susceptibilities are described in a single manner at E ₁ < 0. In some cases, the comparison of the calculated and experimental dependences makes it possible to determine the length of the fragments L. The conditions of polymer synthesis, heating, and water vapors affect the E ₁ and E ₂ values. A similar analysis can be applied to other conducting polymers. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 316–321, February, 2008.     

SQUID and ESR study of triplet paramagnetic centers in polyaniline

Temperature and field dependences of magnetic moments of powders of the polyaniline base and polyaniline doped with acid HClO₄ were measured by SQUID. The temperature dependences of the susceptibility were studied by ESR. A comparison of the susceptibilities determined by SQUID and ESR shows that a part of the susceptibility is not detected by ESR. This part is temperature-independent and, perhaps, is due to the Van Vleck paramagnetism. According to our and earlier published data for polyaniline and polypyrrole, the field dependences at helium temperatures are often characterized by the Brillouin function with S = 1, which cannot be explained in terms of the commonly accepted ??metallic?? model that predicts S = 1/2. It was established in this study that the field and temperature dependences can be explained in terms of the ??triplet?? model, and the absolute values of the mole moment are well simulated, i.e., not only the shapes of the dependences but also the values of the moment at different fields and temperatures.     

Effect of mixed organic solvents on atomic absorption spectrophotometry of refractory metals

The effect of various organic solvents on the absorption characteristics of vanadium was studied in fuel-rich oxy-acetylene and nitrous oxide-acetylene flames. The absorption of the 3183.9 Å line of vanadium was greatly enhanced by the use of various mixed organic solvents when fed to oxy-acetylene flames. In the case of the nitrous oxide-acetylene flame, the addition of diethylene glycol (about 8% in the final solution) and similar compounds to the aqueous solution of vanadium increased the absorption by about 50%. The observations and the possible role of the mixed organic solvents are discussed.     

Interpretation of unusual absorption bandwidths and resonance Raman intensities in excited state mixed valence

Excited state mixed valence (ESMV) occurs in molecules in which the ground state has a symmetrical charge distribution but the excited state possesses two or more interchangeably equivalent sites that have different formal oxidation states. Although mixed valence excited states are relatively common in both organic and inorganic molecules, their properties have only recently been explored, primarily because their spectroscopic features are usually overlapped or obscured by other transitions in the molecule. The mixed valence excited state absorption bands of 2,3-di-p-anisyl-2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane radical cation are well-separated from others in the absorption spectrum and are particularly well-suited for detailed analysis using the ESMV model. Excited state coupling splits the absorption band into two components. The lower energy component is broader and more intense than the higher energy component. The absorption bandwidths are caused by progressions in totally symmetric modes, and the difference in bandwidths is caused by the coordinate dependence of the excited state coupling. The Raman intensities obtained in resonance with the high and low energy components differ significantly from those expected based on the oscillator strengths of the bands. This unexpected observation is a result of the excited state coupling and is explained by both the averaging of the transition dipole moment orientation over all angles for the two types of spectroscopies and the coordinate-dependent coupling. The absorption spectrum is fit using a coupled two-state model in which both symmetric and asymmetric coordinates are included. The physical meaning of the observed resonance Raman intensity trends is discussed along with the origin of the coordinate-dependent coupling. The well-separated mixed valence excited state spectroscopic components enable detailed electronic and resonance Raman data to be obtained from which the model can be more fully developed and tested.     

ODMR and triplet state kinetics of a carbazolyl substituted diacetylene crystal

Carbazolyl substituted diacetylene (DCH) monomer crystals showing phosphorescence from four traps have been investigated by optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) at 1.2 K. These localized triplet states are attributed to the carbazolyl side groups. Their population and depopulation rate constants and zero field splitting parameters (0.097 <|D|< 0.1002 cm^?1; 0.0068 <|E|<0.0105 cm^?1) have been determined. The results suggest that the traps are disturbed substituents. The proposed interaction of the trap states with an exciton band at 23926 cm^?1 is supported by temperature dependent lifetime measurements.     

Inclusion of water by a crown amide. First crystal structure of a respective host-guest combination

Crown amide (1) forms a stoicheiometric 1:1 inclusion complex with water, the X-ray crystal structure of which is reported. Crystals of1 · H₂O are triclinic, space groupP1, witha=7.503(1),b=11.394(3),c=13.443(2) Å, =107.066(18), =96.627(10), =106.377(14)°, andZ=2.R _F =0.039 for 1697 MoK reflections [I>3(I)] measured at 24°C. The structure features a hydrogen bonded hostguest relationship with concrete1 · H₂O units. Hydrogen bonds are between the water oxygen and O(4), N(4), respectively. The crystal packing shows a cavity arrangement of four ligands around each water molecule. Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82055 (16 pages).     

Equilibrium isotope effects on noncovalent interactions in a supramolecular host-guest system

The self-assembled supramolecular complex [Ga(4)L(6)](12-) (1; L = 1,5-bis[2,3-dihydroxybenzamido]naphthalene) can act as a molecular host in aqueous solution and bind cationic guest molecules to its highly charged exterior surface or within its hydrophobic interior cavity. The distinct internal cavity of host 1 modifies the physical properties and reactivity of bound guest molecules and can be used to catalyze a variety of chemical transformations. Noncovalent host-guest interactions in large part control guest binding, molecular recognition and the chemical reactivity of bound guests. Herein we examine equilibrium isotope effects (EIEs) on both exterior and interior guest binding to host 1 and use these effects to probe the details of noncovalent host-guest interactions. For both interior and exterior binding of a benzylphosphonium guest in aqueous solution, protiated guests are found to bind more strongly to host 1 (K(H)/K(D) > 1) and the preferred association of protiated guests is driven by enthalpy and opposed by entropy. Deuteration of guest methyl and benzyl C-H bonds results in a larger EIE than deuteration of guest aromatic C-H bonds. The observed EIEs can be well explained by considering changes in guest vibrational force constants and zero-point energies. DFT calculations further confirm the origins of these EIEs and suggest that changes in low-frequency guest C-H/D vibrational motions (bends, wags, etc.) are primarily responsible for the observed EIEs.