Excited state (formal) intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) in p-hydroxyphenyl ketones mediated by water |
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Authors: | Darryl W Brousmiche Peter Wan |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Box 3065, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 3V6 |
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Abstract: | Evidence is presented that show p-hydroxyphenyl ketones 6–8 undergo excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT, via the singlet excited state), mediated by water, which formally transfers the phenol proton to the carbonyl oxygen of the ketone. ESIPT was not observed in neat CH3CN. The ESIPT process in aqueous media generates the corresponding p-quinone methides 9–11 (and the corresponding conjugate bases (phenolate ions) 12–14), as detected by laser flash photolysis (LFP). It competes effectively with intersystem crossing to the excited triplet state. The respective p-methoxyphenyl ketones 15 and 16 failed to undergo the reaction consistent with the expected lack of proton transfer in these systems. Results for the biphenyl ketone 8 indicate that formal ESIPT can also take place over an extended range, suggesting that the process is likely general for all p-hydroxyaromatic ketones which opens up the possibility for designing photoswitchable processes based on this general phenomenon. |
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Keywords: | Excited-state proton transfer Quinone methide Hydroxy ketone |
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