Электронное строение и спектрально-флуоресцентные свойства лазерных красителей тиопирило-4-трикарбоцианинов

It was found that the long-wavelength absorption band of the laser dye IR 1061 and its analogue with an unsubstituted polymethine chain is strongly broadened and decreases in intensity in polar solvents, while the fluorescence band remains narrow and practically does not change in a wide range of solvent polarities. Based on the quantum-chemical calculations of these dyes by the ab initio DFT/B3LYP/6-31G (d,p) and TDDFT methods, taking into account the polarity of the medium by the PCM method, it is shown that the reason for this difference is the weakening of solvation in the fluorescent state as compared to the ground state due to the greater equalization of the charge in the first than in the latter. An increase in the alternation of bond orders in the polymethine chain in the fluorescent state was found, which causes an increase of vibronic interactions in the radiative transition as compared to the absorptive one. Spectral effects caused by a change in the angle of rotation of phenyl groups in the thiopyrylium cycle upon excitation have been analyzed.

π-Electron delocalization and electronic transitions in oligomeric and polymeric phthalocyanine zinc(II) complexes. Part 1: Linear oligo- and one-dimensional polyphthalocyanines

In this Part 1 of our two part study, 1D-linear oligomeric phthalocyanine zinc(II) with fully annulated (fused) phthalocyanine macrocycles are described. By semi-empirical and DFT computational methods the UV-vis and near infrared spectra, including energy gaps, are thoroughly evaluated. The long-wavelength Q band of the oligophthalocyanines is compared with the long wavelength absorption band of analogous oligoacenes consisting of annulated benzene rings. In addition, graphene nanoribbons are considered. The aromaticity is especially interesting when considering Clar’s rule. Therefore it is the aim to get information about the extent of [Formula: see text]-electron delocalization in linear or semi-linear systems. Finally, the results of linear oligophthalocyanines are extrapolated to estimate the energy gap of 1D linear polyphthalocyanine by DFT, and the result is compared to the DFT calculation of the periodic structure with a plane-wave basis set. Part 2 will describe non-linear oligo- and two-dimensional polyphthalocyanines.

Elaboration of an unexplored substitution site in synthetic bacteriochlorins

The ability to introduce substituents at designated sites about the perimeter of synthetic bacteriochlorins – analogs of bacteriochlorophylls of bacterial photosynthesis – remains a subject of ongoing study. Here, the self-condensation of a dihydrodipyrrin-dioxolane affords a 5-[2-(trimethylsiloxy)ethoxy]bacteriochlorin. Like a 5-methoxybacteriochlorin, the latter undergoes regioselective bromination at the 15-position, directed by the distal 5-alkoxy group. On the other hand, attempted bromination of a bacteriochlorin bearing a 5-(2-hydroxyethoxy) group resulted in intramolecular ether formation with the adjacent β-pyrroline position to give an annulated dioxepine ring (confirmed by single-crystal X-ray structural analysis). The hydroxyethoxy group at the 5-position can be derivatized by acylation. In addition, the installation of auxochromes (methoxycarbonyl, phenylethynyl) at the β-pyrrole rings causes a substantial bathochromic shift of the long-wavelength absorption band (812 nm) and companion fluorescence emission band (821 nm). Taken together, the modification of the 5-substituent complements existing methods for installing a single substituent on the bacteriochlorin macrocycle.

Indium as a central metal enhances the photosensitizing efficacy of benzoporphyrin derivatives

Compared to benzoporphyrin derivative-dimethyl ester (BPD-DME) and its 8-(1′-hexyloxy)ethyl analog the corresponding In(III) complexes showed enhanced in vitro photosensitizing efficacy in Colon26 tumor cells, which could be due to their higher singlet oxygen producing ability. In both organic (methanol) and aqueous Bovine Calf Serum (17% BCS) solutions the metalated analogs were significantly more stable than the parent photosensitizers. Presence of Indium as a central metal gave 13–25 nm hypsochromic shift to the long wavelength absorption band with reduced absorption and fluorescence intensity. The insertion of metal did not produce any difference in intracellular localization of the photosensitizers and were mainly localized in mitochondria.

Synthesis of perylene-porphyrin dyads for light-harvesting studies

The spectral coverage of porphyrin-based light-harvesting arrays can be enhanced through the use of suitable accessory pigments. Perylene-monoimide dyes can serve as valuable accessory pigments with porphyrins. To investigate the choice of perylene-monoimide and the effects of molecular architecture on light-harvesting efficacy, five perylene-porphyrin dyads were prepared. Each dyad employs a diphenylethyne linker that bridges the perylene N-imide site and the porphyrin meso-position. Three dyads incorporate a mono-phenoxy perylene at the o-, m-, or p-position of the meso-aryl group on the porphyrin. The two remaining dyads incorporate a perylene-monoimide (bearing zero or three phenoxy substituents) at the p-position of the meso-aryl group on the porphyrin. The introduction of phenoxy groups on the perylenes increases the solubility, a key requirement for use in light-harvesting arrays. The long-wavelength absorption band of the perylene shifts from 506 nm to 532 or 533 nm upon substitution with one or three phenoxy groups, respectively. The synthesis of the dyads entails Pd -mediated coupling of a bromo-perylene and an ethynyl porphyrin, or the mixed-aldehyde condensation with a perylene-aldehyde, mesitaldehyde, and pyrrole. Five perylene-monoimide dyes bearing an ethyne or bromo substituent at the p-position of the N-aryl unit were developed for this modular chemistry. Each perylene-porphyrin dyad exhibits efficient energy transfer from the excited perylene to the ground-state porphyrin.

The fluorescence analysis of laser photolysis of phenols in water

Photolysis of phenol andp-chlorophenol exposed to KrCl- and Nd-YAG laser light is studied by electron spectroscopy and fluorescence and quantum chemical techniques. The decrease of the quantum yield of phenol fluorescence with increase in the excitation energy is not related to dynamic changes in the intramolecular photophysical processes; rather this is a result of increased photoreaction efficiency. Chlorine substitution for para-state of phenol is shown to strengthen the OH-bond in excitation into the long wavelength absorption band.

Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of benzo- and naphthofuryl-3-hydroxychromones

With the focus of designing new fluorescent probes, four new 3-hydroxy-chromone derivatives bearing benzofuran and naphthofuran groups were synthesized. They show bathochromic absorption shifts relative to 3-hydroxyflavone with the ability of retention to display the excited-state proton transfer. Disruption of the planarity by the methyl group in the furan ring leads to a decrease of both the extinction coefficient and the contribution of long wavelength absorption band, while molecules without a methyl group showed two distinct absorption bands. Shifts to longer wavelengths are also observed in fluorescent spectra, and the absence of the methyl group results in a dramatic increase of fluorescence quantum yield and lifetime. Of the extended 3-hydroxychromone derivatives, 3-hydroxy-2-naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-yl-chromone has shown comparable, and in some cases better, absorption and fluorescence properties than the 3-hydroxychromones synthesized so far, which make it a highly promising candidate as molecular probe for analytical chemistry, biophysics, and cellular biology.Key words: benzo- and naphthofuryl-3-hydroxyflavone, synthesis, electronic spectra, fluorescence, excited state proton transfer.

Effect of Medium on the Electronic Spectra of 2-Nitroaniline Derivatives

The wavenumbers of the long-wavelength absorption band were measured for nine 4-substituted and 5-substituted derivatives of 2-nitroaniline in the gaseous state and in 13 solvents where only nonspecific solvent-solute interactions can be expected. For the series involving all the solvents used, the solvent effects can be well expressed by an one-parameter equation involving the product of the Born functions of the relative permittivity and of the refractive index of the solvent. For the series involving the nonpolar solvents and the gaseous state only, this equation reduces to an one-parameter equation involving the refractive index Born function squared.