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  • Title: Solvent Effect on Excited-State Intramolecular Proton-Coupled Charge Transfer Reaction in Two Seven-Membered Ring Pyrrole-Indole Hydrogen Bond Systems.
    Author: Tao M, Wen L, Huo D, Kuang Z, Song D, Wan Y, Zhao H, Yan J, Xia A.
    Journal: J Phys Chem B; 2021 Oct 14; 125(40):11275-11284. PubMed ID: 34587453.
    Abstract:
    In the past decades, tremendous efforts have been invested into organic molecules involved in the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) reaction due to their enormously Stokes-shifted fluorescence and distinctive photophysical properties. The alterations of the environmental medium can effectively adjust the luminous performance of ESIPT molecules, which inspires us to unravel the solvent effect on the ESIPT mechanism. Here, we report the solvent-dependent excited-state properties of two new seven-membered ring pyrrole-indole ESIPT molecules, g-PPDBI and e-PPDBI, by steady-state spectra, picosecond transient fluorescence spectra, femtosecond transient absorption spectra, and theoretical calculations. The bathochromic-shifted normal fluorescence and the negligibly shifted tautomer fluorescence suggest the occurrence of an excited-state intramolecular proton-coupled charge transfer reaction. Thus, the solvent effect plays a vital role in stabilizing the intramolecular charge transferred state, resulting in a higher ESIPT reaction barrier in more polar solvents. Additionally, the observation of the slight dynamic difference between PPDBIs with different π-conjugation positions provides a new strategy to adjust the performance of ESIPT molecules.
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