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Investigation of Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer and Structural Dynamics in Bis-Benzimidazole Derivative (BBM)
- Source :
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Volume 24; Issue 11; Pages: 9438
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2023.
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Abstract
- The bis-benzimidazole derivative (BBM) molecule, consisting of two 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl) benzimidazole (HBI) halves, has been synthesized and successfully utilized as a ratiometric fluorescence sensor for the sensitive detection of Cu2+ based on enol–keto excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT). In this study, we strategically implement femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy and several time-resolved electronic spectroscopies, aided by quantum chemical calculations to investigate the detailed primary photodynamics of the BBM molecule. The results demonstrate that the ESIPT from BBM-enol* to BBM-keto* was observed in only one of the HBI halves with a time constant of 300 fs; after that, the rotation of the dihedral angle between the two HBI halves generated a planarized BBM-keto* isomer in 3 ps, leading to a dynamic redshift of BBM-keto* emission.
- Subjects :
- Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
General Medicine
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
excited-state intramolecular proton transfer
structural dynamics
transient absorption
femtosecond fluorescence upconversion
femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy
Molecular Biology
Spectroscopy
Catalysis
Computer Science Applications
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14220067
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Volume 24; Issue 11; Pages: 9438
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....264ecfb7b8dc6ae127f48993511529aa
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24119438