Photoluminescence of 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-methylbenzoyl)-1,5-diphenylpyrrole in aqueous and β-cyclodextrin environments: manifestation of open and closed conformers |
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Authors: | Pradipta Purkayastha Nitin Chattopadhyay |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700 032, India |
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Abstract: | Steady-state fluorometric studies have been performed on 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-methylbenzoyl)-1,5-diphenylpyrrole (HMBDPP) in aqueous and aqueous β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) environments at ambient temperature. The fluorophore mostly shows a single emission in aqueous solution. Addition of β-CD to the aqueous solution of the fluorophore results in the development of another emission band at higher energy. The difference in the fluorometric behaviour is assigned to a remarkable change in the polarity of the microenvironment within the supramolecular structural environment compared to that of the bulk aqueous phase. Semi-empirical calculation (AM1-SCI) rules out the possibility of intramolecular proton transfer reaction in any of the S0, S1 and T1 states of the fluorophore. It is proposed that HMBDPP exists mostly in the intermolecularly hydrogen-bonded form (open conformer) in aqueous solution while within β-CD environment, it is the intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded form (closed conformer) that predominates. |
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Keywords: | β-Cyclodextrin Supramolecular complex Fluorescence Closed conformer Open conformer Hydrogen bond |
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