scholarly journals Ultrafast hydrogen bond dynamics and partial electron transfer after photoexcitation of diethyl ester of 7-(diethylamino)-coumarin-3-phosphonic acid and its benzoxaphosphorin analog

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 9919-9926 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Wagner ◽  
E. D. Ilieva ◽  
P. St. Petkov ◽  
R. D. Nikolova ◽  
R. Kienberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Phosphonic Acid ◽  
Quantum Chemical ◽  
Optical Excitation ◽  
Diethyl Ester ◽  
Solvation Dynamics ◽  
Coumarin Derivatives ◽  
Hydrogen Bond Dynamics

The solvation dynamics after optical excitation of two phosphono-substituted coumarin derivatives dissolved in various solutions are studied by fluorescence up-conversion spectroscopy and quantum chemical simulations.

Probing the Structural Features and the Micro-heterogeneity of Various Deep Eutectic Solvents and their Water Dilutions by the Photophysical Behaviour of Two Fluorophores

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Tiecco ◽  
Irene Di Guida ◽  
Pier Luigi Gentili ◽  
Raimondo Germani ◽  
Carmela Bonaccorso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Transient Absorption ◽  
Photophysical Properties ◽  
Deep Eutectic Solvents ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Solvation Dynamics ◽  
Structured Systems ◽  
Reduced Viscosity ◽  
Bond Network ◽  
Fluorescent Molecules

<div><div><div><p>The structural features of a series of diverse Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) have been investigated and characterized by means of two fluorescent probes. The spectral and photophysical properties of the latter are strictly dependent on the experienced environment, so that they can provide insights into the polarity, viscosity, hydrogen-bond network, and micro-heterogeneity of the various DESs.</p><p>In fact, the investigated DESs exhibit a variety of properties with regards to their hydrophilicity, acidity, and hydrogen-bond ability, and these details were deeply probed by the two fluorescent molecules. The effect of the addition of water, which is a key strategy for tuning the properties of these structured systems, was also tested. In particular, the excited state dynamics of the probes, measured by femtosecond-resolved transient absorption, proved instrumental in understanding the changes in the structural properties of the DESs, namely reduced viscosity and enhanced heterogeneity, as the water percentage increases. Differences between the various DESs in terms of both local microheterogeneity and bulk viscosity also emerged from the peculiar multi-exponential solvation dynamics undergone by the excited states of the probes.</p></div></div></div>

Probing the Structural Features and the Micro-heterogeneity of Various Deep Eutectic Solvents and their Water Dilutions by the Photophysical Behaviour of Two Fluorophores

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Tiecco ◽  
Irene Di Guida ◽  
Pier Luigi Gentili ◽  
Raimondo Germani ◽  
Carmela Bonaccorso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Transient Absorption ◽  
Photophysical Properties ◽  
Deep Eutectic Solvents ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Solvation Dynamics ◽  
Structured Systems ◽  
Reduced Viscosity ◽  
Bond Network ◽  
Fluorescent Molecules

<div><div><div><p>The structural features of a series of diverse Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) have been investigated and characterized by means of two fluorescent probes. The spectral and photophysical properties of the latter are strictly dependent on the experienced environment, so that they can provide insights into the polarity, viscosity, hydrogen-bond network, and micro-heterogeneity of the various DESs.</p><p>In fact, the investigated DESs exhibit a variety of properties with regards to their hydrophilicity, acidity, and hydrogen-bond ability, and these details were deeply probed by the two fluorescent molecules. The effect of the addition of water, which is a key strategy for tuning the properties of these structured systems, was also tested. In particular, the excited state dynamics of the probes, measured by femtosecond-resolved transient absorption, proved instrumental in understanding the changes in the structural properties of the DESs, namely reduced viscosity and enhanced heterogeneity, as the water percentage increases. Differences between the various DESs in terms of both local microheterogeneity and bulk viscosity also emerged from the peculiar multi-exponential solvation dynamics undergone by the excited states of the probes.</p></div></div></div>

Vapochromism induced by intermolecular electron transfer coupled with hydrogen-bond formation in zinc dithiolene complex

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (42) ◽  
pp. 14939-14947
Author(s):  
So Yokomori ◽  
Shun Dekura ◽  
Tomoko Fujino ◽  
Mitsuaki Kawamura ◽  
Taisuke Ozaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Bond Formation ◽  
Intermolecular Electron Transfer ◽  
Hydrogen Bond Formation ◽  
Complex Crystal

A novel vapochromic mechanism by intermolecular electron transfer coupled with hydrogen-bond formation was realized in a zinc dithiolene complex crystal.

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