Intramolecular excited state charge transfer and fluorescence decay of p-Cyano-N,N-dimethylaniline in mixed hydrocarbon/halocarbon solvents

Fluorescence spectra, quantum yields and lifetimes of p-cyano-N,N-dimethylaniline (CDMA) were studied in various binary mixtures of n-hexane with chlorinated hydrocarbons. Solvent effects on the equilibrium between normal emission and fluorescence originating from the highly dipolar twisted internal...

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Published in:Journal of luminescence 1987, Vol.37 (4), p.219-225
Main Authors: Rotkiewicz, Krystyna, Köhler, Gottfried
Format: Article
Language:English
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Atomic and molecular physics
Exact sciences and technology
Fluorescence and phosphorescence
radiationless transitions, quenching (intersystem crossing, internal conversion)
Molecular properties and interactions with photons
Physics
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Summary:Fluorescence spectra, quantum yields and lifetimes of p-cyano-N,N-dimethylaniline (CDMA) were studied in various binary mixtures of n-hexane with chlorinated hydrocarbons. Solvent effects on the equilibrium between normal emission and fluorescence originating from the highly dipolar twisted internal charge transfer (TICT) state arise predominantly from non-specific solute-solvent interactions. The non-radiative deactivation rate of the TICT state is affected primarily by the solvent composition and slows down with the stabilization of the TICT state in environments of high polarity.
ISSN:0022-2313
1872-7883
DOI:10.1016/0022-2313(87)90163-3