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Photoinduced electron transfer from N-alkylphenothiazines to interface water of sodium dodecyl sulfate micelles as a function of poly(ethylene oxide) interaction with the interface

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States)
OSTI ID:7165950
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  1. Univ. of Houston, TX (United States)

Photoinduced electron transfer from N-alkylphenothiazines (PC[sub n], n = 1, 3, 6, 12, and 16) solubilized in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micelle interacting with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) to interface D[sub 2]O as an electron acceptor is studied with electron spin resonance (ESR) and electron spin echo modulation. The photoproduced radicals are identified as the N-alkylphenothiazine cation radical and the surfactant alkyl chain radical of SDS. The total photoyield decreased from PC[sub 1] to PC[sub 3] and then increased to PC[sub 16]. The photoyields increased monotonically with increasing PEO concentration. The photoyields are correlated with the deuterium modulation depth of PC[sub n][sup +] with D[sub 2]O at the micelle interface as a function of the alkyl chain length of PC[sub n] and the concentration of PEO since the modulation depth measures relative changes in the interaction distance between the phenothiazine moiety and interface D[sub 2]O. The photoyield and deuterium modulation depth trends show a good correlation. 36 refs., 6 figs.

OSTI ID:
7165950
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 98:9; ISSN JPCHAX; ISSN 0022-3654
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English