Photoinduced intramolecular charge transfer and trans-cis isomerization of the DCM styrene dye. Picosecond and nanosecond laser spectroscopy, high-performance liquid chromatography, and nuclear magnetic resonance studies

Journal Article · Thu Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100364a015· OSTI ID:6663880

Meyer, M; Mialocq, J C; Perly, B ^[1]

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1. CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)

The photoexcitation of 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6-(p-(dimethylamino)styryl)-4H-pyran (DCM) induces a large intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) from the dimethylamino electron-donor group to the dicyanomethylene acceptor group. The dramatic effect of the solvent polarity on the absorption and fluorescence spectra on the one hand and the competition between the nonradiative S{sub 1} {yields} S{sub 0} deactivation and trans {yields} cis isomerization processes on the other hand has been examined. Our results clearly show that DCM isomerization efficiency is very low in the more polar solvents. The S{sub 1} {yields} S{sub 0} internal conversion may intervene at a torsional angle smaller than 90{degree} before reaching the perpendicular configuration.

• OSTI ID: 6663880
• Journal Information: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA), Vol. 94:1; ISSN 0022-3654
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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