Intramolecular charge delocalization in the singlet excited state of blocked pyrylium ions

The dual fluorescence emission of the pyrylium ion 3 and of the partly blocked 4 has been studied extensively under various conditions. The short-wavelength emitting species N^* of 3 is short-lived (≤200 ps at room temperature) while the long-wavelength emitting species A^* is long-lived (>3 ns, except in acetic acid). This long-wavelength fluorescence undergoes an important solvatochromic shift and the difference Δ between the absorption and fluorescence maxima versus Lippert’s solvent polarity function Δf is linear. Increasing the viscosity of the medium, or decreasing the temperature, decreases the long-wavelength emission quantum yield while that of the short-wavelength fluorescence and its lifetime (from <100 ps to >4 ns) both increase, indicating that A^* is formed from N^*. Introducing an ortho methyl group on the paraanisyl substituent (compound 4) blocks its rotation and reduces the fluorescence I_A./I_N. ratio, but it does not suppress completely the long-wavelength emission. This favors a ground state configuration where the phenyl substituent would be orthogonal to the xanthylium moiety. A strong interaction of 3 and 4 with aliphatic nitriles is characterized from the quenching of the fluorescence emission (with rate constants of ca. 2×10⁸ M⁻¹ s⁻¹). A static quenching process also occurs indicating a ground state interaction with the solvent. In pure aliphatic nitriles, this interaction is the main deactivation pathway of the singlet excited state, and practically no fluorescence nor triplet formation can be observed.     

Picosecond laser photolysis study of the photocycloreversion of heterocoerdianthrone endoperoxide

The formation of heterocoerdianthrone (HCD) following laser pulse photolysis of its endoperoxide (HCDPO) was observed by laser-induced fluorescence. The rise time of HCD was determined to be τ_r = 40±10 ps. The lifetime of the S₃(ππ^*) state of HCDPO, from which cycloreversion occurs, was estimated by steady-state fluorescence measurements to be τ < 3 ps. These results indicate photocycloreversion of HCDPO as a two-step reaction.     

Lifetime measurements on electronically excited Ch(A2Δ) radicals

The radiative lifetime of electronically excited CH(A²Δ, υ' = 0) radicals was measured by laser-induced CH(A²Δ-X²5) fluorescence as t_o(CH^*) = 537.5 ± 5 ns Additionally, the rate constants or cross sections for quenching of CH(A²Δ, υ' = 0) by Ar and He were determined.     

Photodissociation of molecular beams of N2O4

A molecular beam of N₂O₄ molecules was photodissociated by an excimer laser at 193 and 248 nm. The time-of-flight distribution of NO₂ photofragments is consistent with the formation of two electronically excited NO_2* molecules in the ā(²B₂) or B?(²B₁) state. Visible emission from NO₂^* was observed in the photolysis at both 193 and 248 nm excitation. The parallel angular distribution of the NO₂ photofragments shows that at.193 nm N₂O₄ has a transition dipole along the N-N axis and the dissociative lifetime is estimated to be less than 1 ps.     

Spin-orbit Splitting and Lifetime Broadening in the A2Δ Electronic State of l-C5H

Optical absorption bands at ～18772 and ～18807 cm^-1, previously assigned to A²Δ-X2Π electronic origin band transitions of the linear carbon-chain radicals C₅H and C₅D, respec-tively, have been reinvestigated. The spectra have been recorded in direct absorption apply-ing cavity ring-down spectroscopy to a supersonically expanding acetylene/helium plasma. The improved spectra allow deducing a l-C₅H upper state spin-orbit coupling constant A'=-0.7(3) cm^-1 and a A²Δ lifetime of 1.6±0.3 ps.     

Picosecond fluorescence decays from vibrational levels in the S1(n,π*) state of pyridine vapor

Fluorescence lifetimes of pyridine vapor were measured by exciting at various vibrational bands in the lowest-energy region of the S₁(n,π^*) ← S₀ transition. The lifetime varies between 35 and 60 ps, depending on the vibronic level excited. The non-radiative decay from S₁ is characterized by particularly fast S₁ → S₀ internal conversion.     

Photoacoustic measurements of photofragmentation in CH3I

Photoacoustic measurements are described giving branching ratios for the I(²P_{$\text{1}\text{2}$}) and I(²P_{$\text{3}\text{2}$}) atom production following vapour-phase photolysis of CH₃I. A range of excitation wavelengths are used from the long wavelength tail up to 248 nm. The presence of three bands is shown within the σ^* ← n continuum; in the strong-coupling model these are E ← A₁(⊥), A^*₁ ← A₁(||) and E ← A₁(⊥) with only the A^*₁ ← A₁ transition giving excited iodine atoms.     

Self-quenching and electronic energy transfer of triplet molecules. The benzaldehyde-biacetyl system in the vapor phase

The triplet-triplet energy transfer from benzaldehyde to biacetyl and the competing self-quenching between triplets and ground state molecules of benzaldehyde were investigated in the dilute vapor phase by monitoring the phosphorescence (T₁(nπ^*)S_o) decay of benzaldehyde. Following excitation into the S₁(nπ^*)S₀ absorption band, a triplet self-quenching rate constant of k_SQ=(2.4±0.1) × 10⁴ s^?1 Torr^?1, corresponding to a gas-kinetic cross section of σ_SQ=0.22 A², was measured. The collision-free lifetime of the benzaldehyde triplet was found to be 2.3 ± 0.4 ms. Substitution of the aldehydic proton by deuterium reduces k_SQ by a factor of two: complete deuteration of the molecule has no further effect. Under the same excitation conditions, the energy transfer rate to biacetyl is k_ET=(2.8 ± 0.1) × 10⁶ s^?1 Torr^?1, with σ_ET = 24 A². This process is not influenced by deuteration.     

Lifetime of living polymers in cationic polymerization. III. Living polymerization of isobutyl vinyl ether initiated by a cationogen/etalcl2 system in the presence of 1,4-dioxane as an added base

The concentration ([P^*]) and lifetime (half-life) of the propagating species were measured in the living cationic polymerization of isobutyl vinyl either initiated by the 1-(isobutoxy) ethyl acetate [CH₃COOCH (OiBu) CH₃]/ethylaluminum dichloride (EtAlCl₂) system in the presence of excess 1,4-dioxane in n-hexane at 0 to +70°C; the acetate serves as a cationogen that forms an initiating vinyl ether-type carbocation. The measurements were based on the end-capping reaction with sodiomalonic ester [Na^⊕?CH (COOEt)₂], which was shown to react rapidly and quantitatively with the living growing end. From the terminal malonate group of the quenched polymers, [P^*] was determined by ¹H-NMR spectroscopy. In contrast to its constancy during the polymerization, [P^*] progressively decreased with time after the complete consumption of monomer. The postpolymerization decay was first order in [P^*], and the lifetime (half-life) of the living end was determined from the decay rate constant. The lifetime increased on lowering polymerization temperature, decreasing EtAlCl₂ concentration, and increasing dioxane concentration. In particular, the “base-stabilized” living ends, generated by the CH₃COOCH (OiBu) CH₃/EtAlCl₂/dioxane system, turned out extremely stable at 0°C (half-life > 5 days in the absence of monomer).     

CH2(1A1) from CH2N2 photolyses at 4358 and 3660 Å vibrational energy distributions upon reaction with cyclobutane

Approximate vibrational energy distribution for CH^*₂(¹A₁) from diazomethane photolyses at 4358 and 3660 Å have been determined to be reasonably broad. These distributions apply to CH^*₂(¹A₁) at the time of reaction with cyclobutane and were deduced from the internal energy distribution of the formed chemically activated methylcyclobutane. An apparent anomaly in the pressure dependence of the decompositions of CH₂(¹A₁) generated chemically molecules is explained. The anomaly pertains to the relative behavior of systems utilizing ketene and diazomethane photolyses as CH₂(¹A₁) sources. The explanation offered is that the vibrational energy distributions for CH^*₂(¹A₁) are narrow for ketene photolyses at 3340 or 3130 Å and broad for diazomethane photolyses at 4358 or 3660 Å.     

Model calculation of local versus hyperspherical mode selective dissociation of H2O

Hyperspherical H₂O^* resonances excited to energies ≲1 eV above the electronic ground state H₂O^* → H + OH dissociation threshold have lifetimes ≈ 45 ps, at least ten times longer than near-degenerate local H₂O^* resonances. The results are evaluated and analysed using fast-Fourier-transform (FFT) propagation of quantum wavefunctions representing H₂O stretching vibrations modeled by coupled Morse oscillators.     

Emission from the 1(n, π*) state of azobenzene: Spectrum and ultrashort decay time

Picosecond lifetime and depolarization studies of ¹(n, π^*) emission from trans-azobenzene indicate that fluorescence contributes substantially- to the emission decay pattern. The ¹(n, π^*) state's decay time is ≈25 ps, in contrast to the nanosecond lifetimes exhibited by fluorescing singlet states in stilbenes and styrenes.     

Formation of KrCl* and ArCl* molecules and radiative lifetimes of their B states investigated with selective synchrotron radiation excitation

Monochromatic pulsed VUV excitation of Cl₂ or inert gas atoms in Cl₂ doped Kr and Ar leads to formation of KrCl^* and ArCl^*. The radiative lifetimes of the B states (KrCl^* 19 ns, ArCl^* 9 ns) and rate constants for excimer formation, quenching and collisional mixing of B and C states are given. The radiative lifetime and the quenching rate increase with vibrational excitation of the B state (KrCl^*).     

Lifetime of living polymers in cationic polymerization. II. Living polymerization of isobutyl vinyl ether initiated by the hydrogen iodide/zinc halide systems

In the living cationic polymerization of isobutyl vinyl ether (IBVE) initiated by the hydrogen iodide/zinc halide (HI/ZnX₂; X = I, Br, Cl) systems, the concentration ([P^*]) of the living propagating species was determined by quenching with sodiomalonic ester ( 1 ). The quenching reaction was shown to be clean, instantaneous, and quantitative to give poly (IBVE) with a terminal malonate group from which [P^*] was obtained by ¹H-NMR spectroscopy. In the polymerizations in toluene below +25°C, [P^*] was constant and equal to the initial concentration ([HI]₀) of hydrogen iodide, independent of the type and concentrations of ZnX₂ as well as monomer conversion. At 0 and +25°C, however, the living species started decaying immediately after the complete consumption of monomer. In contrast, such a decay process was absent at ?15°C even in the absence of monomer until about an hour (depending on the conditions) after the end of polymerization. The deactivation reaction was first order in [P^*], and the lifetime (half-life) of the living species was longer at lower temperature and at lower ZnX₂ concentration. On the basis of these [P^*] and lifetime measurements, the HI/ZnX₂ systems were also compared with the HI/I₂ counterpart.     

The photophysics of trans-stilbene

The fluorescence lifetime of trans-stilbene in dilute methylcyclohexane/iso-hexane solution has been measured and the mean S₁ radiative (k_F), radiationless (k_I) and cis-isomerization (k_C) rate parameters have been determined from ?90 to 60°C. S_i consists of a fluorescent trans (¹B_u^*) state (k_F⁰ = 6.0 × 10⁸ s^?1) which undergoes reversible thermal-activated rotational internal conversion (ΔH = 1.75 kcal mole^?1, ΔS = 10.6 cal deg^?1 mole^?1) to a non-fluorescent perp (¹A_g^*) state. p(¹A_g^*) lies 610 cm^?1 above t (¹B_u^*) with an intermediate S₁ potential maximum. p(¹A_g^*) undergoes internal conversion(k_I.^∞ = 5.8 × 10⁸ s^?1) to p (¹A_g) leading to cis-isomerization. This is the main isomerization channel over the whole temperature range.     

Antigenes de groupe sanguin : Synthese de glycopeptides Tn representant la partie N-terminale de la glycophorine humaine AN et AMc

This report describes the first synthesis of the triglycosylated pentapeptides H₂N—Leu—Se^*r—Th^*r—Th^*r—Gl^*u—OH et H₂N—Ser—Se^*r—Th^*r—Th^*r—Glu—OH, in which 1 represents the 2-acetamido-2-deoxy α-D-galactopyranosyl residues. These compounds constitute the antigenic aminoterminal portions of respectively human glycophorin A^N and A^Mc. The above compounds were obtained by a stepwise peptide coupling strategy in solution, beginning at the C terminus and proceeding toward the N-terminus, using amino acids or suitably protected and activated O-glycosyl-amino acids. Carbohydrate residues were introduced into the sequence as 2-azido-2-deoxy-α-D-galactopyranosyl-l-serine and l-thréonine derivatives obtained from the reducing sugar and amino acid by the trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride procedure. Reduction of the azido functions followed by acetylation and catalytic hydrogenolysis afforded the above antigenic T_N glycosylated pentapeptides.     

Electronic states and “Geometric Isomerism” of p-disubstituted cyanoanilines

Computations of CNDO/s CI type show that the two lowest energy ¹Γ

states of p-disubstituted cyanobenzenes are 1¹B₁(ππ^*) and 2¹A₁(ππ^*), in order of increasing energy. If the (CH₃)₂N-group of N,N-dimethyl-p-cyanoaniline (NNDMPCA or dimethylaminobenzonitrile) is twisted out of the plane of the benzenoid ring, the two transitions 1¹B₁ ← 1¹A₁ and 2¹A₁ ← 1¹A₁ undergo an increase of energy and a decrease of intensity. The postulated state in which an electron is promoted from the twisted (90°) (CH₃)₂N-group to a vacant in-plane π_χ^* orbital of the cyano group is predicted to lie ≈35409 cm^?1 above the 1¹B₁(ππ^*) state. This prediction contradicts an essential postulate of the excited state isomerization model which has been used to interpret the anomalous fluorescence behavior of NNDMPCA.     

Electronic spectra of C<Subscript>6</Subscript>H<Superscript>+</Superscript> and C<Subscript>6</Subscript>H<Stack><Subscript>3</Subscript><Superscript>+</Superscript></Stack> in the gas phase

Measurement of the ³Π-³Π transition of C₆H⁺ in the gas phase near 19486 cm⁻¹ is reported. The experiment was carried out with a supersonic slit-jet expansion discharge using cavity ringdown absorption spectroscopy. Partly resolved P lines and observation of band heads permitted a rotational contour fit. Spectroscopic constants in the ground and excited-state were determined. The density of ions being sampled is merely 2×10⁸ cm⁻³. Broadening of the spectral lines indicates the excited-state lifetime to be ≈100 ps. The electronic transition of HC₆H₂⁺ at 26402 cm⁻¹ assumed to be ¹A₁-X¹A₁ in C_2v symmetry could not be rotationally resolved.     

Picosecond time-resolved spectroscopy and the intersystem crossing rates of anthrone and fluorenone

The rise time of the T_n ← T₁ absorption of anthrone in benzene is determined to be 70 ps. The mechanism of efficient intersystem crossing of anthrone has been discussed and is compared with that of benzophenene. The rise time of fluorenone has been found to be sensitive to solvent, changing from 140 ps in cyclohexane to 12 ns in acetone. This tendency is explained in terms of the change in the character of the lowest excited singlet state of fluorenone from ππ^* in acetone to nπ^* in cyclohexane.