Do fluorescence and transient absorption probe the same intramolecular charge transfer state of 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile?

Journal Article · Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3173609· OSTI ID:21559736

Gustavsson, Thomas ^[1]; Coto, Pedro B; Serrano-Andres, Luis ^[2]; Fujiwara, Takashige; Lim, Edward C ^[3]

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1. Laboratoire Francis Perrin, CEA/DSM/DRECAM/SPAM-CNRS URA 2453, CEA/Saclay, 91 191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)
2. Molecular Science Institute, University of Valencia, P.O. Box 22085, ES-46071 Valencia (Spain)
3. Department of Chemistry and Center for Laser and Optical Spectroscopy, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3601 (United States)

We present here the results of time-resolved absorption and emission experiments for 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile in solution, which suggest that the fluorescent intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) state may differ from the twisted ICT (TICT) state observed in transient absorption.

• OSTI ID: 21559736
• Journal Information: Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 131; ISSN JCPSA6; ISSN 0021-9606
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ABSORPTION
CHARGE EXCHANGE
DISPERSIONS
EMISSION
FLUORESCENCE
HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES
LUMINESCENCE
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHOTON EMISSION
PROBES
RESOLUTION
SOLUTIONS
SORPTION
SPECTRA
TIME RESOLUTION
TIMING PROPERTIES
TRANSIENTS
VISIBLE SPECTRA