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Title: Spectral, Electrochemical and Computational Investigations of Binding of n-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-imidazole with p-Sulfonatocalix[4]arene

Journal Article · · Journal of Fluorescence (Online)
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  1. Alagappa University, Department of Industrial Chemistry (India)
  2. Pusan National University, Department of Nanoenergy Engineering (Korea, Republic of)

The interaction of n-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-imidazole with p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene is studied using fluorescence technique. The quenching of fluorescence intensity explains the efficiency of binding via binding constant and quenching constant. The excited state lifetime of n-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-imidazole is decreased upon interaction with p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene. The cyclic voltametric studies emphasized the interaction of n-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-imidazole with p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene. Quantum chemical calculations are carried out to study the interactions as well as charge transfer between the host and the guest upon complexation. The simulations revealed that the n-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-imidazole interacts with p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene with horizontal orientation with in the p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene cavity.

OSTI ID:
22795727
Journal Information:
Journal of Fluorescence (Online), Vol. 27, Issue 6; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2017 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC; http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1573-4994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English