1-羟基蒽醌的分子内质子转移动力学

利用飞秒瞬态吸收光谱结合量化计算研究了1-羟基蒽醌在溶剂中的激发态分子内质子转移动力学. 分子受到400 nm光激发后的瞬态吸收谱呈现出激发态吸收和受激辐射两个光谱带. 受激辐射信号较激发态吸收信号滞后出现,由此确定质子转移时间是32 fs. 量化计算表明分子在沿质子转移路径衰变时,分子轨道和能级次序发生了反转,形成锥形交叉. 在质子转移之后,经锥形交叉布居的电子态发生内转换和分子间能量弛豫,时间分别是200 fs和16 ps. 基态回复时间是300 ps. 通过实验和理论研究,证实存在两个质子转移路径,其中主要的衰变路径保持了原来轨道的性质.     

溶剂极性对1，5-二羟基蒽醌分子双质子转移过程的影响

具有激发态分子内双质子转移特性的分子在荧光传感器、激光材料、生物分子探针等领域具有广泛的应用. 羟基蒽醌作为蒽醌类化合物是自然界中广泛存在且具有质子转移特性的次级代谢物,其衍生物已被广泛研究并成功应用于染料、免疫增强和抗癌药物. 近年来,1,5-二羟基蒽醌(1,5-DHAQ)作为一种具有两个分子内氢键的羟基蒽醌衍生物受到了广泛的关注. 本文采用飞秒瞬态吸收光谱结合含时密度泛函理论方法研究了溶剂极性对1,5-DHAQ分子激发态分子内双质子转移过程的影响. 1,5-DHAQ分子在甲苯、四氢呋喃和乙腈溶剂中的稳态荧光光谱表明,溶剂极性的改变对1,5-DHAQ的荧光峰位置产生了影响. 瞬态吸收光谱表明,溶剂极性的增大加快了质子转移的速率. 超快动力学拟合结果表明,溶剂极性的增大有助于加快1,5-DHAQ分子中的激发态分子内双质子转移过程. 此外,通过理论计算得到的势能曲线分析表明质子转移的能垒随着溶剂极性的增加而逐渐减小,从而促进1,5-DHAQ分子激发态分子内双质子转移过程的发生,这进一步验证和解释了实验结果. 本工作有助于开发和合成更稳定、高效的羟基蒽醌衍生物.     

氢键效应对2,3-二氢-3-酮基-1H-吡啶并[3,2,1-kl]吩噻嗪光物理性质的影响

利用含时密度泛函理论(TDDFT)方法和飞秒时间分辨的瞬态吸收光谱技术对2,3-二氢-3-酮基-1H-吡啶并[3,2,1-kl]吩噻嗪(PTZ4)和3-酮基-1H-吡啶并[3,2,1-kl]吩噻嗪(PTZ5)这两种荧光探针分子的光物理性质进行了研究. TDDFT结果表明PTZ4和PTZ5在甲醇溶液形成了氢键络合物导致它们吸收峰的红移. PTZ4分子在基态有四种稳定构型,其在四氢呋喃溶液中的双荧光峰正是来自于四种构型下的内部电荷转移态. PTZ4分子在四氢呋喃和甲醇溶液中的瞬态吸收光谱表明,从局域态到转移态的弛豫时间常数在四氢呋喃中为16.0 ps,在甲醇中为7.5 ps;PTZ4分子在甲醇中的激发态寿命为53.8 ps,而这种超短的寿命可能是由于PTZ4分子在激发态时形成的面外型氢键络合物导致的.     

2-(2’-羟基苯基)苯并咪唑的光谱特性

2-(2’-羟基苯基)苯并咪唑(简称HBI)是一类具有激发态质子转移效应的有机分子。观测了HBI分子在甲苯、甲苯与乙醇混合及乙醇三种溶液的吸收光谱,发现其吸收光谱相类似。用317 nm光激发,观测其荧光光谱,在甲苯溶液中只观测到一个荧光带,其峰值位于470 nm;在甲苯与乙醇的混合溶液及乙醇溶液的荧光光谱中,都观测到两个荧光带,其峰值分别位于370和450 nm。根据激发态质子转移理论可知,470 nm的荧光带是由激发态质子转移生成的互变异构体,即HBI酮式构型分子的发射,峰值位于370 nm的荧光带是HBI稀醇式构型分子的发射。由于乙醇具有较大的极性,可与HBI分子相互作用形成分子间氢键,即生成溶剂化物。当溶剂化物被激发,在激发态发生激发态质子转移生成两性离子,两性离子发射荧光回到基态。因此,在极性溶剂中HBI发射峰值位于450 nm的荧光带应归于两性离子的发射。当用532 nm强光激发HBI溶液时,发现HBI分子在非极性溶剂中无双光子效应,而在极性溶剂中却存在双光子效应,表明HBI的溶剂化物具有双光子效应。     

激发态分子内质子转移分子2-羟基-1-萘甲醛半碳酰腙的光谱特性

通过考察2-羟基-1-萘甲醛半碳酰腙(HNLSC)在不同极性溶剂中的吸收光谱和荧光光谱,详细研究了HNLSC分子在不同溶剂及酸、碱条件下的不同构型,证实了HNLSC具有典型的ESIPT特性。在非极性溶剂中分子主要以分子内氢键的闭式构型存在,这种闭式构型使分子具有ESIPT特性,在环己烷溶剂和高酸度极性溶剂中分子均表现出～415nm的正常荧光和～435nm处的反常ESIPT荧光。在极性质子溶剂中,因溶质和溶剂之间形成了分子间的氢键以及进一步去质子化,HNLSC形成了基态的溶剂化开式构型和离子构型,在吸收光谱中表现出～395nm的离子构型特征吸收。开式构型和离子构型阻断了分子内质子转移途径,因而在荧光光谱中仅表现出一个特征峰。实验进一步通过三乙胺和稀硫酸调节溶液体系的极性和酸度环境,证明在不同溶剂极性和酸度环境下,HNLSC分子不仅存在萘环上羟基变化引起的多种互变异构体间的转化平衡,同时存在—CHN—NH—CO—NH2结构域的烯醇式和酮式结构的相互转化。     

取代基对2-(2-羟基苯基)苯并噻唑分子内氢键及质子转移的影响:密度泛函理论研究

运用密度泛函(DFT)和含时密度泛函(TD DFT)理论方法研究了在2-(2-羟基苯基)苯并噻唑(HBT)苯环羟基的邻位或对位分别引入羟基和醛基后的衍生物分子内质子转移过程,考察了取代基的电子效应及取代位置对分子内氢键和质子转移反应的影响,模拟计算了各分子的IR振动光谱和电子光谱.研究发现,HBT及其衍生物分子可以形成分子内氢键,且激发态时氢键增强.基态时以醇式构型稳定存在,激发态时酮式结构为优势构象.分子的最大吸收峰和发射峰主要源于电子从前线分子轨道HOMO到LUMO之间的跃迁.基态分子内质子转移需要越过较高的能垒因而难以发生,而激发态时只需越过较低能垒就很容易发生激发态分子内质子转移.取代基的电子效应和取代位置对HBT分子氢键强度、互变异构体的相对稳定性、电子光谱及质子转移反应的能垒均有一定影响.     

取代基对2-(2-羟基苯基)苯并噻唑分子内氢键及质子转移的影响:密度泛函理论研究

运用密度泛函(DFT)和含时密度泛函(TD DFT)理论方法研究了在2-(2-羟基苯基)苯并噻唑(HBT)苯环羟基的邻位或对位分别引入羟基和醛基后的衍生物分子内质子转移过程，考察了取代基的电子效应及取代位置对分子内氢键和质子转移反应的影响，模拟计算了各分子的IR振动光谱和电子光谱.研究发现，HBT及其衍生物分子可以形成分子内氢键，且激发态时氢键增强.基态时以醇式构型稳定存在，激发态时酮式结构为优势构象.分子的最大吸收峰和发射峰主要源于电子从前线分子轨道HOMO到LUMO之间的跃迁.基态分子内质子转移需要越过较高的能垒因而难以发生，而激发态时只需越过较低能垒就很容易发生激发态分子内质子转移.取代基的电子效应和取代位置对HBT分子氢键强度、互变异构体的相对稳定性、电子光谱及质子转移反应的能垒均有一定影响.     

激发态质子转移分子2-（2′-羟基苯基）苯并噻唑在不同溶剂中的光谱特性

观测了2-（2′-羟基苯基）苯并噻唑（HBT）在不同极性溶剂中的吸收光谱和荧光光谱,详细研究了溶剂极性对HBT发生激发态分子内质子转移（ESWT）影响的机制。吸收光谱表明在常态条件下,HBT在各种溶剂中都以烯醇式构型和酮式构型共同存在,但以烯醇式构型占绝大多数。荧光光谱表明在纯环己烷溶剂中,HBT被紫外光激发时,绝大多数烯醇式构型发生ESIPPT转变为酮式构型,分子的ESIPT效率最大。在含有乙醇的极性溶剂中,HBT烯醇式会形成溶剂化的烯醇式构型,阻碍分子发生ESIPT反应。溶剂中乙醇含量愈多极性愈强,溶剂化烯醇式的成份就愈多,HBT的ESIPT效率就愈低。以400nm光激发HBT溶液时,在510nm处发现酮式构型荧光,从而确认了400nm处的弱吸收是酮式构型的吸收;且在436和456nm处还有新的荧光峰,分析其可能来源于酮式构型去质子化阴离子的发射。     

芳香性取代基对2-(2-羟基苯基)苯并咪唑激发态质子转移和光谱性质影响的理论研究

运用密度泛函(DFT)和含时密度泛函(TD DFT)理论方法研究了在2-(2-羟基苯基)苯并咪唑(HBI)苯环羟基的对位分别被呋喃基、吡咯基等五种芳香性取代基后的衍生物(HBI-R)分子内质子转移过程,考察了取代基的电子离域效应对分子结构、分子内氢键和质子转移的影响,模拟计算了各分子的IR振动光谱和电子光谱。研究发现,基态的HBI与HBI-R分子内氢键O—H…N比O…H—N强度大,因氢键中的O—H增长和H—N的缩短,激发态氢键O—H…N弱于O…H—N强度,基态和激发态的稳定构型分别为醇式和酮式结构,取代基总体上使酮式构型相对稳定性有所增加,但呋喃基、吡咯基和噻吩基却略降低了激发态酮式构型相对稳定性。取代基降低了HBI基态和激发态分子内质子转移反应的能垒,但影响不大。电子吸收光谱的最大吸收峰和荧光光谱的最大发射峰主要源于前线分子轨道HOMO与LUMO之间的电子跃迁,芳环取代基增强了电子离域效应,使光谱的吸收峰和发射峰波长均有较大的红移。     

激发态质子转移分子2-(2'-羟基苯基)苯并噻唑在不同溶剂中的光谱特性

观测了2-(2’-羟基苯基)苯并噻唑(HBT)在不同极性溶剂中的吸收光谱和荧光光谱,详细研究了溶剂极性对HBT发生激发态分子内质子转移(ESIPT)影响的机制。吸收光谱表明在常态条件下,HBT在各种溶剂中都以烯醇式构型和酮式构型共同存在,但以烯醇式构型占绝大多数。荧光光谱表明在纯环己烷溶剂中,HBT被紫外光激发时,绝大多数烯醇式构型发生ESIPT转变为酮式构型,分子的ESIPT效率最大。在含有乙醇的极性溶剂中,HBT烯醇式会形成溶剂化的烯醇式构型,阻碍分子发生ESIPT反应。溶剂中乙醇含量愈多极性愈强,溶剂化烯醇式的成份就愈多,HBT的ESIPT效率就愈低。以400 nm光激发HBT溶液时,在510 nm处发现酮式构型荧光,从而确认了400 nm处的弱吸收是酮式构型的吸收;且在436和456nm处还有新的荧光峰,分析其可能来源于酮式构型去质子化阴离子的发射。     

Excited state intramolecular proton transfer of 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy

1,2-Dihydroxyanthraquinone (alizarin) shows dual emission bands with a large Stokes shift from a “locally-excited (LE)” and “proton-transferred (PT)” tautomers in the excited state. Excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) reaction of alizarin is tunable by changing concentration, solvent polarity, excitation wavelength, and etc. ESIPT reaction of alizarin in the excited state was investigated by steady-state absorption/emission spectroscopy and femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. In ethanol solution, the lifetime of PT tautomer of alizarin was measured as 87 ps, in addition to 0.35 and 8.3 ps vibrational cooling dynamics for the LE and PT tautomers of alizarin, respectively. In binary mixtures of ethanol and water, the excited state dynamics became more complicated; the LE and PT tautomers appeared to decay with 8.9 and 30.8 ps lifetimes, which is much shorter compared to the lifetime of the PT tautomer in ethanol. A long-lived nonradiative state in the excited states of alizarin was found as well, which was proposed as a “trapped” state with tightly hydrogen-bonded water molecules. The ESIPT reaction of alizarin was blocked in a 1:1 mixture of ethanol-water due to strong hydrogen bonding between water molecules and alizarin, which was further confirmed by the efficient coupling of alizarin to TiO₂ nanoparticles in the 1:1 binary mixture of ethanol-water.     

芘四磺酸四钠盐光物理性质的研究

本文利用吸收光谱、荧光光谱以及时间分辨瞬态吸收光谱研究芘四磺酸四钠盐的光物理特性.研究结果表明,芘四磺酸四钠盐在水溶液中的荧光量子产额高达0.54.在纳秒时间分辨瞬态吸收光谱研究中发现芘四磺酸四钠盐具有很长的三重态寿命(3.5ms),这有利于将其作为光敏化分子把激发能传给其它受体分子;芘四磺酸四钠盐被光激发后,可能发生双光子吸收过程并产生芘四磺酸四钠盐阳离子,其吸收峰为460nm和505nm.由实验结果,我们给出了其动力学过程的解释.     

Photodynamics of intramolecular proton transfer in polar and nonpolar biflavonoid solutions

Using methods of steady state luminescence and femtosecond spectroscopy, we have studied the mechanism of intramolecular proton transfer in synthesized 3,7-dihydroxy-2,8-di(4-methoxyphenyl)-4H,6H-pyrano[3,2-g]chromen-4,6-dion in polar and nonpolar solutions, films, and polycrystals at 293 and 77 K. In an excited singlet state, intramolecular proton transfer occurs in two stages. At the first stage, a tautomer with one transferred proton (OTP tautomer) is formed from the Franck-Condon state within ??₁ = 0.6 ps. At the second stage, the second proton is transferred within ??₂ = 3.1 ps and a tautomer with two transferred protons (TTP tautomer) is formed, which fluoresces in toluene at 293 K with a high quantum yield, ?? _f = 0.66, and the fluorescence spectrum of which is characterized by a large Stokes shift, 9900 cm^?1. At 293 K, polar solvents (dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, ethanol, etc.) solvate the BFV molecule in the ground state, while, in the excited state, an OTP tautomer is mainly formed. In polar ethanol at 77 K, a dual fluorescence spectrum is observed, which is caused by the fluorescence emission of polysolvates with ?? _max ^f = 460 nm and TTP phototautomers at ?? _max ^f = 610 nm.     

Ground and Singlet Excited State Pyridinic Protonation of N9-Methylbetacarboline in Water-N,N-Dimethylformamide Mixtures

The ground and the singlet excited state pyridinic protonation of 9-methyl-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole, MBC, in water-N,N-dimethylformamide mixtures has been studied by absorption, steady state and time resolved fluorescence measurements. These proton transfer reactions elapse by a stepwise mechanism modulated by different hydrogen bonded adducts and exciplexes formed by water molecules and the pyridinic nitrogen atom of the MBC. Based in the present and previous studies, a general mechanistic Scheme for the ground and the singlet excited state MBC pyridinic protonation has been proposed. Accordingly, in the ground state, upon increasing the water proportion of the water-N,N-dimethylformamide mixtures, a hydrogen bonded complex, HBC, its hydrogen bonded proton transfer complex, PTC, a pre-cationic complex, PC, and the cation, C, are progressively formed. In the excited state, MBC, HBC and PC behave as independent fluorophores. Excited state cations, C*, are mainly formed by direct excitation of the ground state cations and, in minor proportion, by the excited state reaction of the PTC^* through the CL^* exciplex.     

A Comparative Study into Two Dual Fluorescent Mechanisms via Positional Isomers of N-hydroxyarene-1,8-naphthalimides

Three isomers of hydroxy substituted N-aryl-1, 8-naphthalimides based on N-aryl naphthalic anhydride fluorophore have been synthesized. The decrease in fluorescence intensity from ortho to para substitution of hydroxy group on N-aryl reveals that para substituted isomer undergoes ESEC (Excited State with Extended Conjugation) mechanism which is proved by low quantum yield and appearance of dual emission. The ortho isomer, however, has high quantum yield and no tautomer emission, indicating ESIPT (Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer) mechanism is not operating. Similarly, all these isomers show strong fluorescence quenching in presence of strong H-bonding solvents like DMSO and pyridine, but there was neither the shift of emission bands nor the appearance of new bands for proton transfer to these solvents. Thus, it also indicates the absence of excited state proton transfer mechanism. Both the ortho isomer, and to a greater degree the meta isomer, showed larger quenching constants (Kapp) with pyridine than DMSO. This trend opposes the hydrogen-bond affinity for these solvents with phenol and points to a 2-point recognition interaction. In addition, a naphthalimide derivative using 2-aminoimidazole was prepared and examined for optimal positioning of a six-membered ring hydrogen bond pattern. No dual fluorescence was observed for this compound either. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Direct observation of proton transfer from the excited <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis><Subscript>2</Subscript> state in the 3-hydroxyflavone molecule

The spectra of dual fluorescence of 3-hydroxyflavone molecules excited by 44-ps pulses in the region of the S ₁ and S ₂ absorption bands are measured with a picosecond resolution. The dynamics of the spectra directly demonstrates the time development of the proton transfer from the carboxyl to the carbonyl group of the molecule. Upon excitation into the main absorption band, the transfer process occurs for about 210 ps. The excitation into the region of the S ₂ band results in a faster (～170 ps) process, and the relative contribution made to the total spectrum by the long-wavelength band, which belongs to the proton-transfer state, is higher in this case for all the time ranges of luminescence recording. The data obtained directly point to an additional channel of proton transfer via the S ₂ state. The probability of this process is estimated to be 0.84 × 10¹² s^?1.     

TDDFT Calculations of Electronic Spectra of Benzoxazoles Undergoing Excited State Proton Transfer

Energies and oscillator strengths of vertical transitions for various rotameric and tautomeric species of 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole (HBO), 2,5-bis(2-benzoxazolyl)phenol (DBP) and 2,5-bis(2-benzoxazolyl)hydroquinone (BBHQ) have been calculated in the ground and first excited states with the use of TDDFT methods. The TDDFT results demonstrate good correspondence to the frequencies of absorption and fluorescence bands of the benzoxazoles reported for measurements in supersonic jets and solution, but fail to predict relative energies of the enol and keto tautomers of DBP and BBHQ in the excited state. Low intensity of the fluorescence bands attributed to the conformations of HBO and DBP that do not undergo excited state proton transfer is shown to be caused by low concentrations of the conformations in the ground state. For the three compounds large-amplitude twisting of the keto tautomer is found to be one of radiationless processes resulting in decrease of the fluorescence with a large Stokes shift.     

黄芩素激发态分子内质子转移耦合电荷转移反应的实验和理论研究

通过稳态光谱实验和量子化学计算相结合,研究了黄芩素激发态质子转移耦合电荷转移的反应. 实验和计算中S₁态吸收峰的缺失表明S₁态是暗态. S₁暗态导致在实验中观察不到黄芩素在乙醇溶液中的荧光峰,且固体的荧光峰很弱. 黄芩素分子的前线分子轨道和电荷差异密度表明S₁态是电荷转移态,然而S₂态是局域激发态. 计算的黄芩素分子的势能曲线在激发态只有一个稳定点,这表明了黄芩素激发态分子内质子转移的过程是一个无     

The influence of temperature and dynamic quenching on the properties of 3-hydroxyflavone excited states

The influence of temperature and dynamic quenching on the properties of excited states of the normal and tautomeric 3-hydoxyflavone forms was studied. The stationary two-band fluorescence spectra of this luminophore in acetonitrile were recorded and analyzed. The spectra were observed under excitation by electromagnetic radiation in the region of the S ₁ absorption band over the temperature range 20–80°C. TEMPO was used as a quencher of the excited state. Heating caused temperature quenching of luminescence, and the tautomer formed via the excited state of the normal form of the luminophore was quenched more strongly both in pure solvent and in the presence of the quencher. An analysis of two-band fluorescence parameters led us to conclude that solution heating over the temperature range studied increased the rate of proton transfer by 1.25 times. The introduction of the quencher also accelerated proton transfer by 1.16–1.25 times as the temperature increased from room temperature to 80°C.