Fluorescence excitation and excited state intramolecular proton transfer of jet-cooled naphthol derivatives: part 2. 2-Hydroxy–1-naphthaldehyde

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (41) ◽  
pp. 18661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annemarie McCarthy ◽  
Albert A. Ruth
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Intramolecular Proton Transfer ◽  
Fluorescence Excitation ◽  
Naphthol Derivatives

Excited state intramolecular proton transfer in 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-naphth-[2,3-d]-imidazole: effects of solvents and pH

2000 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somes K Das ◽  
G Krishnamoorthy ◽  
Sneh K Dogra
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Radiative Decay ◽  
Intramolecular Proton Transfer ◽  
Normal Band ◽  
Am1 Method ◽  
Excitation Spectra ◽  
Fluorescence Excitation ◽  
Protic Solvents ◽  
Fluorescence Excitation Spectra

The solvent dependent study of absorption, fluorescence, and fluorescence excitation spectra of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-naphth-[2,3-d]-imidazole (HPNI) have indicated the presence of different rotamers and tautomers in the So and S1 states. Similarity of the absorption and fluorescence spectra of HPNI in protic solvents with those of 2-(2'-methoxyphenyl)-1H-naphth-[2,3-d]-imidazole (MPNI) suggests that the normal emission is observed from the rotamers 2 and 4, whereas the tautomer emission is observed from the tautomer 3, formed by the excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) in the rotamer 1 (Scheme 1). Ground state geometries of rotamers 1, 2, and the tautomer 3 were optimized using AM1 method. The results show that the rotamer 2 is the most stable and its stability further increases in polar and protic solvents due to the dipolar solvation interaction. The increase in the fluorescence quantum yield of the normal band when methanol or water is added to dioxane is due to: (i) the formation of rotamer 4, where ESIPT is not possible and (ii) the decrease in the rate of non-radiative decay process. Very large red shifted fluorescence bands of the monocations of HPNI and MPNI in different solvents have been assigned to the charge transfer band.Key words: 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-naphth-[2,3-d]-imidazole, ESIPT, prototropic reactions, fluorescence, 2-(2'-methoxyphenyl)-1H-naphth-[2,3-d]-imidazole.

Photogeneration of 1,5-naphthoquinone methides via excited-state (formal) intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) and photodehydration of 1-naphthol derivatives in aqueous solution

2004 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Lukeman ◽  
Duane Veale ◽  
Peter Wan ◽  
V Ranjit N. Munasinghe ◽  
John ET Corrie
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Excited State ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Laser Flash Photolysis ◽  
Intramolecular Proton Transfer ◽  
Photochemical Reactions ◽  
Quinone Methide ◽  
Phenol Derivatives ◽  
Naphthol Derivatives

The photochemistry of naphthols 1, 2, 4, 5 and 9, and phenol 10 has been studied in aqueous solution with the primary aim of exploring the viability of such compounds for naphthoquinone and quinone methide photogeneration, along the lines already demonstrated by our group for phenol derivatives. 1-Naphthol (1) is known to be substantially more acidic than 2-naphthol (2) in the singlet excited state (pKa* = 0.4 and 2.8, respectively) and it was expected that this difference in excited-state acidity might be manifested in higher reactivity of 1-naphthol derivatives for photochemical reactions requiring excited-state naphtholate ions, such as quinone methide formation. Our results show that three types of naphthoquinone methides (26a, 26b, and 27) are readily photogenerated in aqueous solution by irradiation of 1-naphthols. Photolysis of the parent 1-naphthol (1) in neutral aqueous solution gave 1,5-naphthoquinone methide 26a as well as the non-Kekulé 1,8-naphthoquinone methide 26b, both via the process of excited-state (formal) intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT), based on the observation of deuterium exchange at the 5- and 8-positions, respectively, on photolysis in D2O–CH3CN. A transient assignable to the 1,5-naphthoquinone methide 26a was observed in laser flash photolysis experiments. The isomeric 2-naphthol (2) was unreactive under similar conditions. The more conjugated 1,5-naphthoquinone methide 27 was formed efficiently via photodehydroxylation of 4; isomeric 5 was unreactive. The efficient photosolvolytic reaction observed for 4 opens the way to design related naphthol systems for application as photoreleasable protecting groups by virtue of the long-wavelength absorption of the naphthalene chromophore.Key words: photosolvolysis, excited-state intramolecular proton transfer, quinone methide, photorelease, photoprotonation.

scholarly journals An enhanced sampling QM/AMOEBA approach: The case of the excited state intramolecular proton transfer in solvated 3-hydroxyflavone

2021 ◽  
Vol 154 (18) ◽  
pp. 184107
Author(s):  
Michele Nottoli ◽  
Mattia Bondanza ◽  
Filippo Lipparini ◽  
Benedetta Mennucci
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Intramolecular Proton Transfer ◽  
Enhanced Sampling

scholarly journals The development of aryl-substituted 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines (PIP) with various colors of excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) luminescence in the solid state

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (16) ◽  
pp. 3599-3606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiki Mutai ◽  
Tatsuya Ohkawa ◽  
Hideaki Shono ◽  
Koji Araki
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Intramolecular Proton Transfer ◽  
Aryl Group ◽  
Red Emission ◽  
Wide Range

The color of ESIPT luminescence of HPIP is tuned in a wide range by the introduction of aryl group(s), and thus a series of PIPs showing blue to red emission is realized.

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