Exceptional Near-Infrared Fluorescence Quantum Yields and Excited-State Absorptivity of Highly Conjugated Porphyrin Arrays

2006 ◽  
Vol 128 (28) ◽  
pp. 9000-9001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy V. Duncan ◽  
Kimihiro Susumu ◽  
Louise E. Sinks ◽  
Michael J. Therien
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Near Infrared Fluorescence ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields

Design of diethynyl porphyrin derivatives with high near infrared fluorescence quantum yields

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (01-03) ◽  
pp. 205-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimihiro Susumu ◽  
Michael J. Therien
Keyword(s):  
Radiative Decay ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Design Strategy ◽  
Oscillator Strengths ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
High Quantum Yield ◽  
Radiative Decay Rate ◽  
Near Infrared Fluorescence ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
Porphyrin Derivatives

A design strategy for (porphinato)zinc-based fluorophores that possess large near infrared fluorescence quantum yields is described. These fluorophores are based on a (5,15-diethynylporphinato)zinc(II) framework and feature symmetric donor or acceptor units appended at the meso-ethynyl positions via benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole moieties. These (5,15-bis(benzo[c][1′,2′,5′]thiadiazol-4′-ylethynyl)-10,20-bis[2′,6′-bis(3″,3″-dimethyl-1″-butyloxy)phenyl]porphinato)zinc(II) (4), (5,15-bis[4′-(N,N-dihexylamino) benzo[c][1′,2′,5′]thiadiazol-7′-ylethynyl]-10,20-bis[2′,6′-bis(3″,3″-dimethyl-1″-butyloxy)phenyl]porphinato)zinc(II) (5), (5,15-bis([7′-(4″-n-dodecyloxyphenylethynyl)benzo[c][1′,2′,5′]thiadiazol-4′-yl]ethynyl)-10,20-bis[2′,6′-bis(3″,3″-dimethyl-1″-butyloxy)phenyl]porphinato)zinc(II) (6), (5,15-bis([7′-([7″-(4″ ′-n-dodecyloxyphenyl)benzo[c][1″,2″,5″]thiadiazol-4″-yl]ethynyl)benzo[c][1′,2′,5′]thiadiazol-4′-yl]ethynyl)-10,20-bis[2′,6′-bis(3″,3″-dimethyl-1″-butyloxy)phenyl]porphinato)zinc(II) (7), 5,15-bis ([7′-(4″-N,N-dihexylaminophenylethynyl)benzo[c][1′,2′,5′]thiadiazol-4′-yl]ethynyl)-10,20-bis[2′,6′-bis(3″,3″-dimethyl-1″-butyloxy)phenyl]porphinato)zinc(II) (8), and (5,15-bis([7′-(4″-N,N-dihexylaminophenylethenyl)benzo[c][1′,2′,5′]thiadiazol-4′-yl]ethynyl)-10,20-bis[2′,6′-bis(3″,3″-dimethyl-1″-butyloxy)phenyl]porphinato)zinc(II) (9) chromophores possess red-shifted absorption and emission bands that range between 650 and 750 nm that bear distinct similarities to those of the chlorophylls and structurally related molecules. Interestingly, the measured radiative decay rate constants for these emitters track with the integrated oscillator strengths of their respective x-polarized Q-band absorptions, and thus define an unusual family of high quantum yield near infrared fluorophores in which emission intensity is governed by a simple Strickler–Berg dependence.

Steric Effects in the Electronic Spectra of the 3,5-Diarylaminobenzene Derivatives

1986 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 1311-1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Balter ◽  
W. Nowak ◽  
P. Milart ◽  
J. Sepioł
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Electronic Spectra ◽  
Fluorescence Properties ◽  
Steric Effects ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Spectroscopic Behaviour ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
Excited State Lifetimes ◽  
Methyl Phenyl

Absorption and fluorescence properties, excited state lifetimes and fluorescence quantum yields were determined for a series of 3,5-diarylaminobenzene derivatives in solvents of different polarities. The role of the nitrile, methyl, phenyl and naphthyl substituents is discussed. Especially the steric effects on the spectroscopic behaviour of the investigated molecules are studied.

Chlorination vs. fluorination: a study of halogenated benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole-based organic semiconducting dots for near-infrared cellular imaging

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (19) ◽  
pp. 7740-7748
Author(s):  
Daize Mo ◽  
Li Lin ◽  
Pengjie Chao ◽  
Hanjian Lai ◽  
Qingwen Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Cellular Imaging ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
Stokes Shifts

The chlorinated dots based on chlorinated benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole unit possess higher fluorescence quantum yields, larger Stokes shifts, and better photostability than the fluorinated dots.

Excited state acid–base equilibrium of tyrosine

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (9) ◽  
pp. 1238-1245 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Michael Rayner ◽  
Donald Theodore Krajcarski ◽  
Arthur Gustav Szabo
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Acid Base ◽  
Large Shift ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
Base Equilibrium ◽  
Tyrosine Fluorescence ◽  
Acid Base Equilibrium ◽  
Buffer Base

Fluorescence attributable to the tyrosinate form of the amino acid tyrosine, previously only observed at pH > pK(S0) = 10.3 where tyrosinate exists in the ground state, has been observed at neutral pH in the presence of high buffer base concentrations. This observation is consistent with the large shift in pK(Sl) predicted from absorption measurements and confirms that proton transfer is indeed a mechanism by which carboxylate ions quench tyrosine fluorescence. The dependence of the fluorescence quantum yields of tyrosine and tyrosinate on pH does not fit a simple excited state acid–base equilibrium model but a more complicated system where carboxylate is also capable of simultaneously quenching tyrosine fluorescence by a mechanism not involving proton transfer. Kinetic analysis of the system allows calculation of pK(S1) = 4.2 for tyrosine. The quantum yield of tyrosinate fluorescence can be appreciably higher than that normally measured at alkaline pH where a separate quenching mechanism must operate. These results have significance in the interpretation of the fluorescence properties of proteins.

The influence of phenylethynyl linkers on the photo-physical properties of metal-free porphyrins

2000 ◽  
Vol 04 (07) ◽  
pp. 669-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
GARY A. BAKER ◽  
FRANK V. BRIGHT ◽  
MICHAEL R. DETTY ◽  
SIDDHARTH PANDEY ◽  
COREY E. STILTS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Radiative Decay ◽  
Phenyl Group ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Fluorescence Lifetimes ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
Porphyrin Core ◽  
Absorbance Spectra

Series of 5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrins 1 and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[4-(arylethynyl)phenyl]porphyrins 2 were prepared via condensation of pyrrole with the appropriate benzaldehyde or 4-(arylethynyl)benzaldehyde derivative (3). Condensation of meso-phenyldipyrromethane with mixtures of benzaldehyde and 4-(trimethylsilyl-ethynyl)benzaldehyde gave a separable mixture of mono- (6), bis- (both cis-7 and trans-8) and tris[4-(trimethylsilylethynyl)phenyl]porphyrin (9). Following removal of the trimethylsilyl groups of 6–9, the 4-ethynylphenyl groups of 11–14 were coupled to 1-iodo-3,5-di(trifluoromethyl)benzene with Pd ( OAc )2 to give 15–18 bearing one, two (both cis- and trans-) and three 4-[bis-3,5-(trifluoromethyl)phenylethynyl]phenyl groups respectively. Coupling of 11 and 1-iodo-4-nitrobenzene with Pd ( OAc )2 gave porphyrin 19 with one 4-(4-nitrophenylethynyl)phenyl group. Porphyrin 24 with a p-quinone linked to the porphyrin core via a phenylethynyl group was prepared via similar chemistry. The absorbance spectra, emission maxima, excited-state fluorescence lifetimes, quantum yields of fluorescence, rates of fluorescence and rates of non-radiative decay were measured for each of the porphyrins. Absorbance spectra and emission maxima were nearly identical for all the porphyrins of this study, which suggests that the aryl groups and 4-(arylethynyl)phenyl groups are not strongly coupled to the porphyrin core in these metal-free compounds. Fluorescence quantum yields and rates of radiative decay were larger for porphyrins bearing 4-(arylethynyl)phenyl groups, while excited-state fluorescence lifetimes were somewhat shorter. These effects were additive for each additional 4-(arylethynyl)phenyl group.

scholarly journals Energetic basis of excited-state enzyme design and function

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi-Yun Lin ◽  
Matthew Romei ◽  
Irimpan Mathews ◽  
Steven Boxer
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Protein Function ◽  
Fluorescent Protein ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Fitness Landscape ◽  
Quantitative Model ◽  
Efficient Solutions ◽  
Catalyst Design ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields

The last decades have witnessed an explosion of de novo protein designs with a remarkable range of scaffolds. It remains challenging, however, to design catalytic functions that are competitive with naturally occurring counterparts as well as biomimetic or non-biological catalysts. Although directed evolution often offers efficient solutions, the fitness landscape remains opaque. Green fluorescent protein (GFP), which has revolutionized biological imaging and assays, is one of the most re-designed proteins. While not an enzyme in the conventional sense, GFPs feature competing excited-state decay pathways with the same steric and electrostatic origins as conventional ground-state catalysts, and they exert exquisite control over multiple reaction outcomes through the same principles. Thus, GFP is an “excited-state enzyme”. Herein we show that rationally designed mutants and hybrids that contain environmental mutations and substituted chromophores provide the basis for a quantitative model and prediction that describes the influence of sterics and electrostatics on excited-state catalysis of GFPs. As both perturbations can selectively bias photoisomerization pathways, GFPs with fluorescence quantum yields (FQYs) and photoswitching characteristics tailored for specific applications could be predicted and then demonstrated. The underlying energetic landscape, readily accessible via spectroscopy for GFPs, offers an important missing link in the design of protein function that is generalizable to catalyst design.

Energetic basis of excited-state enzyme design and function

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi-Yun Lin ◽  
Matthew Romei ◽  
Irimpan Mathews ◽  
Steven Boxer
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Protein Function ◽  
Fluorescent Protein ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Fitness Landscape ◽  
Quantitative Model ◽  
Efficient Solutions ◽  
Catalyst Design ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields

The last decades have witnessed an explosion of de novo protein designs with a remarkable range of scaffolds. It remains challenging, however, to design catalytic functions that are competitive with naturally occurring counterparts as well as biomimetic or non-biological catalysts. Although directed evolution often offers efficient solutions, the fitness landscape remains opaque. Green fluorescent protein (GFP), which has revolutionized biological imaging and assays, is one of the most re-designed proteins. While not an enzyme in the conventional sense, GFPs feature competing excited-state decay pathways with the same steric and electrostatic origins as conventional ground-state catalysts, and they exert exquisite control over multiple reaction outcomes through the same principles. Thus, GFP is an “excited-state enzyme”. Herein we show that rationally designed mutants and hybrids that contain environmental mutations and substituted chromophores provide the basis for a quantitative model and prediction that describes the influence of sterics and electrostatics on excited-state catalysis of GFPs. As both perturbations can selectively bias photoisomerization pathways, GFPs with fluorescence quantum yields (FQYs) and photoswitching characteristics tailored for specific applications could be predicted and then demonstrated. The underlying energetic landscape, readily accessible via spectroscopy for GFPs, offers an important missing link in the design of protein function that is generalizable to catalyst design.

scholarly journals Remarkable Increase of Fluorescence Quantum Efficiency by Cyano Substitution on an ESIPT Molecule 2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)benzothiazole: A Highly Photoluminescent Liquid Crystal Dopant

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1105
Author(s):  
Tsuneaki Sakurai ◽  
Masaya Kobayashi ◽  
Hiroyuki Yoshida ◽  
Masaki Shimizu
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Excited State ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Cyano Group ◽  
Stokes Shift ◽  
Phenyl Group ◽  
Intramolecular Proton Transfer ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields

Fluorescent molecules with excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) character allow the efficient solid-state luminescence with large Stokes shift that is important for various applications, such as organic electronics, photonics, and bio-imaging fields. However, the lower fluorescence quantum yields (ΦFL) in the solution or viscous media, due to their structural relaxations in the excited state to reach the S0/S1 conical intersection, shackle further applications of ESIPT-active luminophores. Here we report that the introduction of a cyano group (-CN) into the phenyl group of 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)benzothiazole (HBT), a representative ESIPT compound, remarkably increase its fluorescence quantum yield (ΦFL) from 0.01 (without -CN) to 0.49 (with -CN) in CH2Cl2, without disturbing its high ΦFL (=0.52) in the solid state. The large increase of the solution-state ΦFL of the cyano-substituted HBT (CN-HBT) is remarkable, comparing with our previously reported ΦFL values of 0.05 (with 4-pentylphenyl), 0.07 (with 1-hexynyl), and 0.15 (with 4-pentylphenylethynyl). Of interest, the newly-synthesized compound, CN-HBT, is miscible in a conventional room-temperature nematic liquid crystal (LC), 4-pentyl-4′-cyano biphenyl (5CB), up to 1 wt% (~1 mol%), and exhibits a large ΦFL of 0.57 in the viscous LC medium. A similar ΦFL value of ΦFL = 0.53 was also recorded in another room-temperature LC, trans-4-(4-pentylcyclohexyl)benzonitrile (PCH5), with a doping ratio of 0.5 wt% (~0.5 mol%). These 5CB/CN-HBT and PCH5/CN-HBT mixtures serve as light-emitting room-temperature LCs, and show anisotropic fluorescence with the dichroic ratio of 3.1 upon polarized excitation, as well as electric field response of luminescence intensity changes.

Near-infrared Ag2Se quantum dots with distinct absorption features and high fluorescence quantum yields

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (44) ◽  
pp. 38183-38186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Juan Shi ◽  
Chun-Nan Zhu ◽  
He He ◽  
Dong-Liang Zhu ◽  
Zhi-Ling Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Extinction Coefficients ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yields ◽  
High Fluorescence ◽  
Absorption Features ◽  
Molar Extinction Coefficients

Near-infrared Ag2Se QDs with distinct absorption features ranging between 830–954 nm and fluorescence quantum yields up to 23.4% were controllably synthesized, and the molar extinction coefficients of the Ag2Se QDs were determined.

scholarly journals Red-Shift (2-Hydroxyphenyl)-Benzothiazole Emission by Mimicking the Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer Effect

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Ren ◽  
Lei Zhou ◽  
Xin Li
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Photophysical Properties ◽  
Molecular Size ◽  
Infrared Region ◽  
Intramolecular Proton Transfer ◽  
Quantum Yields ◽  
Organic Fluorophores ◽  
Imaging Probes

Novel strategies to optimize the photophysical properties of organic fluorophores are of great significance to the design of imaging probes to interrogate biology. While the 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-benzothiazole (HBT) fluorophore has attracted considerable attention in the field of fluorescence imaging, its short emission in the blue region and low quantum yield restrict its wide application. Herein, by mimicking the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) effect, we designed a series of 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-benzothiazole (HBT) derivatives by complexing the heteroatoms therein with a boron atom to enhance the chance of the tautomerized keto-like resonance form. This strategy significantly red-shifted the emission wavelengths of HBT, greatly enhanced its quantum yields, and caused little effect on molecular size. Typically, compounds 12B and 13B were observed to emit in the near-infrared region, making them among the smallest organic structures with emission above 650 nm.

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