Coupled Electron and Proton Transfer Processes in 4-Dimethylamino-2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde

TDDFT calculations, picosecond transient absorption, and time-resolved fluorescence studies of 4-dimethylamino-2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde (DMAHBA) have been carried out to study the electron and proton transfer processes in polar (acetonitrile) and nonpolar (n-hexane) solvents. In n-hexane, the transien...

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Published in:The journal of physical chemistry. A, Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment, & general theory Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment, & general theory, 2011-09, Vol.115 (35), p.10009-10017
Main Authors: Zgierski, Marek Z, Fujiwara, Takashige, Lim, Edward C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
A: Molecular Structure, Quantum Chemistry, General Theory
Acetonitrile
Aminophenols - chemistry
Benzaldehyde
Benzaldehydes - chemistry
Coupling (molecular)
Decay rate
Electrons
Energy Transfer
Fluorescence
Mathematical analysis
Molecular Structure
Protons
Rings (mathematics)
Similarity
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
Thermodynamics
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Summary:TDDFT calculations, picosecond transient absorption, and time-resolved fluorescence studies of 4-dimethylamino-2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde (DMAHBA) have been carried out to study the electron and proton transfer processes in polar (acetonitrile) and nonpolar (n-hexane) solvents. In n-hexane, the transient absorption (TA) as well as the fluorescence originate from the ππ* state of the keto form (with the carbonyl group in the benzaldehyde ring), which is produced by an intramolecular proton transfer from the initially excited ππ* state of the enol form (OH group in the ring). The decay rate of TA and fluorescence are essentially identical in n-hexane. In acetonitrile, on the other hand, the TA exhibits features that can be assigned to the highly polar twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) states of enol forms, as evidenced by the similarity of the absorption to the TICT-state absorption spectra of the closely related 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (DMABA). As expected, the decay rate of the TICT-state of DMAHBA is different from the fluorescence lifetime of the ππ* state of the keto form. The occurrence of the proton and electron transfers in acetonitrile is in good agreement with the predictions of the TDDFT calculations. The very short-lived (∼1 ps) fluorescence from the ππ* state of the enol form has been observed at about 380 nm in n-hexane and at about 400 nm in acetonitrile.
ISSN:1089-5639
1520-5215
DOI:10.1021/jp203009j