Direct observation of a hydrogen-bonded charge-transfer state of 4-dimethylaminobenzonitrile in methanol by time-resolved IR spectroscopy

Wai Ming Kwok; Michael W. George; David C. Grills; Chensheng Ma; Pavel Matousek; Anthony W. Parker; David Phillips; William T. Toner; Michael Towrie

doi:10.1002/anie.200219816

Direct observation of a hydrogen-bonded charge-transfer state of 4-dimethylaminobenzonitrile in methanol by time-resolved IR spectroscopy

Wai Ming Kwok, Michael W. George, David C. Grills, Chensheng Ma, Pavel Matousek, Anthony W. Parker, David Phillips, William T. Toner, Michael Towrie

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Abstract

Anomalies in the fluorescence spectra of dual fluorescence molecules explained? A comparison of the time-resolved I R absorption of the C≡N band of photoexcited 4-dimethylaminobenzonitrile in MeCN and MeOH provides the first direct observation of the formation of a hydrogen-bonded intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT) state in MeOH and its coexistence with a "free" ICT state (see picture). The so-called dual fluorescence will be triple, not dual.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1826-1830
Number of pages	5
Journal	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume	42
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200219816
Publication status	Published - 25 Apr 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Charge transfer
Cyanides
Fluorescence
Hydrogen bonds
IR spectroscopy
Time-resolved spectroscopy

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Catalysis
General Chemistry

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Direct observation of a hydrogen-bonded charge-transfer state of 4-dimethylaminobenzonitrile in methanol by time-resolved IR spectroscopy

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