Solvent effect on the spectral properties of Neutral Red

Background  

The study was aimed at investigating the effect of various solvents on the absorption spectra of Neutral Red, a dye belonging to the quinone-imine class of dyes. The solvents chosen for the study were water, ethanol, acetonitrile, acetone, propan-1-ol, chloroform, nitrobenzene, ethyleneglycol, acetic acid, DMSO and DMF.     

Molecular Spectroscopic Study on the Interaction between Heparin and Neutral Red

The interaction between heparin and neutral red was investigated by molecular spectroscopic methods. The change of all spectra suggested that positively charged neutral red had interacted with negatively charged heparin. The study of influence factors indicated that electrostatic force and hydrophobic bond might be involved in the interaction. The total binding number per disaccharide unit and intrinsic binding constant were obtained using Scatchard model.     

Influence of Solvent Polarity and Proticity on the Photochemical Properties of Norfloxacin

Abstract— The fluoroquinolone antibacterial norfloxacin (NF) is a moderate photosensitizer of singlet molecular oxygen (¹O₂). We have studied photosensitization by NF as a function of medium polarity and proticity in solvent mixtures. We have used 1,4-dioxane and propylene carbonate mixtures to keep proticity constant while modulating polarity, and water/D₂O and ethylene carbonate mixtures to alter proticity without large changes in polarity. The absorption spectrum of NF was little affected by solvent changes, as compared to the fluorescence spectrum that exhibited as much as a 50 nm blue-shift, e.g. 1,4-dioxane versus D₂O. The quantum yield of NF fluorescence saturated at an almost 10 times higher value (?0.14) when proticity was increased by added water, up to 0.2 mol fraction, to ethylene carbonate. Less pronounced, the increasing polarity in 1,4-dioxane/propylene carbonate mixtures affected the fluorescence yield much less. Norfloxacin produces ¹O₂ and is able to quench ¹O₂. The rate constant for ¹O₂ quenching is 4.5 × 107 M^?1 s^?1 in propylene carbonate but decreases ca four times in D₂O. The quantum yield of ¹O₂ photogeneration was also up to five times higher in solvents that were both protic and polar than vice versa. Our data show that NF is more photochemically active in an environment that is both protic and polar. This suggests the involvement of polar excited state(s) and possible proton/hydrogen transfer during photoexcitation. Similar processes may initiate the phototoxic response reported in some patients treated with the fluoroquinolone drugs. The phototoxicity of NF and other fluoroquinolone antibiotics may strongly depend on their localization in hydrophilic or hydrophobic cell/tissue regions.     

中性红与小牛胸腺DNA相互作用机理的电化学和紫外-可见光谱研究

静电作用;嵌插作用;中性红与小牛胸腺DNA相互作用机理的电化学和紫外-可见光谱研究     

Probing the Polarity of Sol-Gels and Ormosils via the Absorption of Nile Red

Conventional sol-gels are rather hydrophilic. A more hydrophobic material is obtained preparing organically modified siloxanes (ormosils). The polarity-sensitive probe Nile Red (NR) was doped in various sol-gels to probe their micro-polarity. The experiments show that the NR is an excellent probe and sensitive to the polarity of its microenvironment. Spectroscopic studies reveal remarkable changes in the absorption band positions and intensities as a function of the polarity of the sol-gel, which depends on the different precursors used. Furthermore, sol aging, gelation and temporal stability as a function of different ormosils have been investigated.     

Ti-MCM-41催化剂的表面性质及介质极性对

用不同的铝源改性Ti MCM 41催化剂 ,得到了具有长程有序结构、n(Si) /n(Ti) =2 5的不同Si/Al比的改性Ti MCM 41.通过研究芳烃羟化反应随催化剂表面性质的变化规律发现 ,调变催化剂的表面性质 ,可控制反应物苯及目的产物苯酚与Al Ti MCM 41催化活性中心接近的程度 ,从而可实现对芳烃羟化反应化学选择性的控制 .介质极性对芳烃的化学亲和选择性也有影响 ,只有富含供电子氧原子且其极性大于苯的介质才有利于芳烃的羟化反应     

Spectroscopic Properties of 4‐Pyridoxic Acid as a Function of pH and Solvent

The photophysical properties and acid/base equilibria of 4‐pyridoxic acid (=3‐hydroxy‐5‐(hydroxymethyl)‐2‐methylpyridine‐4‐carboxylic acid), the final product of the catabolism of vitamin B₆, have been studied in aqueous solutions. The ground state of 4‐pyridoxic acid exhibits the different protonated forms A – D in the range of H₀=?6 to pH 11.5. HMQC‐ and HMBC‐NMR Studies allowed the pH‐dependent assignment of the different C‐atoms, and the evaluation of the deprotonation sequence. The 3‐OH group in the ground state has a ‘pK_a’ of H₀=?0.64, which is much lower than that found for other vitamin B₆ related compounds. The pK_a value of the 4‐COOH group is 5.4. Fluorescence studies showed that the same species exist at the lowest excited singlet state, but in different pH ranges. The 3‐OH group is four pH units more acidic in the lowest excited singlet state than in the ground state. Excitation spectra and emission decays in the pH range of 8 to 11.5 indicate that the pyridine N‐atom is more basic in the excited singlet state than in the ground state. The emission spectra are red‐shifted in protic solvents, in agreement with an intramolecular H‐bond between the ionized 3‐OH group and the nonionized 4‐COOH group.     

溶剂极性对高效氯氟氰菊酯微乳液相行为及其稳定性的影响

高效氯氟氰菊酯; 微乳液; 极性;荧光探针     

Effects of Hydrogen-bonding Interaction and Polarity on Emission Spectrum of Naphthalene-Triethylamine in Mixed Solvent

The effects of the protic and aprotic polar solvents on the emission spectrum of the naphthalene-triethyl-amine system in THF were studied under conditions of steady-state illumination. The fluorescence spectrum of the naphthalene-triethylamine system consists of two emission bands, the fluorescence band of naphthalene (band A, 329 nm) and the emission band of the exciplex(band B, 468 nm). The intensities of both the emission bands decrease with increasing the solvent polarity. The intensity of band B also decreases due to the hy-drogen-bonding interaction between triethylamine and protic solvent, while that of band A increases. It is thus suggested that the quenching of naphthalene fluorescence by triethylamine in THF occurs through the charge transfer and electron transfer reactions. The spectral changes upon the increase of solvent polarity can be explained by the dependences of the equilibrium constant between exciplex and ion-pair and the rate constant for the electron transfer reaction from triethyl.amine to the excited naphthalene on the rel.ative permittivity of solvent. It is shown that the formation of intermolecular hydrogen-bonding between triethylamine and protic solvent suppresses the quenching reaction by the decrease in free amine. Acetonitrile has only a polar effect and trichloroacetic acid only a hydrogen-bonding(or protonation) effect, while alcohols have both the effects. The effects of alcohols could be separated into the effects of solvent polarity and intermolecular hy-drogen-bonding interaction quantitatively.     

Microenvironment Effects on the Excited State Properties of Psoralens: a Clue to Their Photobiological Activity

Abstract— The singlet and triplet excited state parameters (φ_f, T_f and SpH_T) of psoralen (PSO) and derivatives 4,6,4'-trimeth-ylangelicin (TMA) and 4,5',8-trimethylpsoralen (TMP) show an extreme sensitivity to solvation in dioxane/water mixtures. These effects are attributed to the variation of the Si → S₀ internal conversion rate constant k_ic , which is the nonradiative deactivation path dominating their photophysical behavior. Depending on the compound, k_ic is very high, (∼1 times 10¹⁰ s^_1) in nonpolar solvents and then decreases to a low value (3 times 10⁸s⁻¹) with increasing solvent polarity. This work shows that dioxane/water mixtures display the same solvent-induced changes in the electronic structure of psoralens during solvation as those induced by the biological microenvironment sensed by the drug's localization. This mixture matches the photophysical parameters of psoralens observed in protic and aprotic pure solvents, in micelles, in liposomes and in human serum low-density lipoproteins (LDL). They can be used to probe the solvating ability of the interaction site in macrocyclic hosts. A particular localization site, i.e. the more (TMA and TMP) or less (PSO) lipophilic sites found when in interaction with LDL, determines the amount of the triplet reactive state of psoralens and the molecular mechanism available for photoreac-tion: oxic (type I and type II) or anoxic (type III) pathways.     

Solvent and pH Effects on the Electronic Spectra of Some Azo Benzimidazoles

The spectral behaviour of some new azobenzimidazoles in pure and mixed organic solvents and buffer solutions of varying pH have been studied. The observed bands are assigned to the possible electronic transition. The shoulder appearing in the visible region in the spectra of P‐NO₂ derivatives is ascribed to the existence of these compounds in azo‐hydrazone tautomeric equilibrium. The possibility of the formation of an intermolecular H‐bonded solvated complex between the molecules of p‐NO₂ derivatives and the proton acceptor solvents DMSO and DMF were studied. The pK values of these compounds were determined and explained on the basis of the relative contribution of acidic and basic character of respective species.     

A New Near-Infrared Neutral pH Fluorescent Probe for Monitoring Minor pH Changes and its Application in Imaging of HepG2 Cells

A new near-neutral pH near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe utilizing a fluorophore–receptor molecular framework that can modulate the fluorescence emission intensity through a fast photoinduced electron transfer process was developed. Our strategy was to choose tricarbocyanine (Cy), a NIR fluorescent dye with high extinction coefficients, as a fluorophore, and N-methylpiperazine (MP) as a receptor. The pH titration indicated that MP-Cy can monitor the minor physiological pH fluctuations with a pKa of ～7.10 near physiological pH, which is valuable for intracellular pH researches. The probe responds linearly and rapidly to minor pH fluctuations within the range of 3.05–7.10 and exhibits strong dependence on pH changes. As expected, the real-time imaging of cellular pH and the detection of pH in situ was achieved successfully in living HepG2 cells by this probe. It is shown that the probe effectively avoids the influence of autofluorescence and native cellular species in biological systems and meanwhile exhibits high sensitivity, good photostability, and excellent cell membrane permeability.     

pH Effects on the Spectroscopic and Photochemical Behavior of Enoxacin: A Steady-State and Time-Resolved Study

The spectroscopic and photochemical behavior of Enoxacin (ENX), 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid, has been investigated in aqueous solutions between pH 3.5 and pH 12. The absorption and emission properties of ENX are strongly affected by pH. The fluorescence quantum yield, 4 x 10⁻³ at pH 3.5, increases by a factor of two on going to neutral pH while a strong reduction is observed at alkaline pH. The photodegradation quantum yield also depends on pH, being maximum in neutral conditions ( ca 0.04). Nanosecond flash photolysis experiments confirm that the yield of absorbing transients is maximum at neutral pH while it decreases to zero at acid and alkaline pH. These results indicate that both the dissociation of the carboxylic group and the protonation of the piperazinyl residues are key steps for the formation of the photochemically active form of ENX. Loss of F⁻ by heterolytic cleavage of the C–F bond is proposed to occur from the triplet state of the zwitterion with formation of a carbocation. A path for the evolution of this intermediate to the final product is also proposed.     

Influence of Solvent Polarity on Elution Volume in the Case of Polar Polymers

Abstract

The influence of solvent polarity on elution volume has been studied in the case of polar polymers such as homopoly-2-vinylpyridine and polystyrene-poly-2-vinylpyridine block or graft copolymers eluted on crosslinked polystyrene gels in tetrahydrofuran or dimethylformamide medium.     

不同电性的纳米银对甲基橙光谱学性质的影响

通过吸收光谱和荧光光谱等手段研究了正/负电性纳米银对不同pH值的甲基橙(MO)溶液光谱学性质的影响.研究结果表明,正电性纳米银(P-Ag)与甲基橙作用形成新的复合物,吸收光谱表现为复合物体系的性质.负电性纳米银(N-Ag)与甲基橙静电排斥作用,相互作用较弱,吸收光谱仅表现为两者简单叠加.在正电性纳米银-甲基橙体系中,S1→S0荧光明显增强.当溶液pH=2.1时,荧光增强比率最大,当pH=4.8时,荧光增强比率最小;S2→S0荧光减弱,且与体系的pH值关系不大.在负电性纳米银-甲基橙体系中,仅少量纳米银存在条件下,S1→S0荧光略增强.在溶液pH=2.1时,荧光增强比率最大;S2→S0荧光明显减弱,且与体系的pH值关系不大.分析认为,不同电性的纳米银对甲基橙光谱学性质影响不同,与纳米银与甲基橙分子间相互作用、纳米银的局域场增强效应以及无辐射能量转移作用等密切相关.     

Molecular Dynamics Study of the Photodissociation of ICN in Ethanol: Effect of Solvent Polarity

Journal of Solution Chemistry - In this work the photodissociation process for ICN in ethanol, a moderately polar solvent, was simulated using semi-classical molecular dynamics. Comparisons of the...     

Ion Pairing in Protic Ionic Liquids Probed by Far‐Infrared Spectroscopy: Effects of Solvent Polarity and Temperature

The cation–anion and cation–solvent interactions in solutions of the protic ionic liquid (PIL) [Et₃NH][I] dissolved in solvents of different polarities are studied by means of far infrared vibrational (FIR) spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The dissociation of contact ion pairs (CIPs) and the resulting formation of solvent‐separated ion pairs (SIPs) can be observed and analyzed as a function of solvent concentration, solvent polarity, and temperature. In apolar environments, the CIPs dominate for all solvent concentrations and temperatures. At high concentrations of polar solvents, SIPs are favored over CIPs. For these PIL/solvent mixtures, CIPs are reformed by increasing the temperature due to the reduced polarity of the solvent. Overall, this approach provides equilibrium constants, free energies, enthalpies, and entropies for ion‐pair formation in trialkylammonium‐containing PILs. These results have important implications for the understanding of solvation chemistry and the reactivity of ionic liquids.     

pH值对正十八烷微胶囊合成与性能的影响

pH值对正十八烷微胶囊合成与性能的影响;微胶囊;相变材料;正十八烷     

Effect of the Solvent Polarity on the Optical Properties in the (OC)5Cr=(OEt)(Ph) Complex: A Quantum Chemical Study

Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A - In this study, using the B3LYP* method, quantum chemical computations were applied for analyzing the effects of solvent on the electronic spectrum features...