Do fluorescence and transient absorption probe the same intramolecular charge transfer state of 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile?

Thomas Gustavsson; Pedro B Coto; Luis Serrano-Andrés; Takashige Fujiwara; Edward C Lim

doi:10.1063/1.3173609

Do fluorescence and transient absorption probe the same intramolecular charge transfer state of 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile?

J Chem Phys. 2009 Jul 21;131(3):031101. doi: 10.1063/1.3173609.

Authors

Thomas Gustavsson¹, Pedro B Coto, Luis Serrano-Andrés, Takashige Fujiwara, Edward C Lim

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire Francis Perrin, CEA/DSM/DRECAM/SPAM-CNRS URA 2453, CEA/Saclay, 91 191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.

PMID: 19624169
DOI: 10.1063/1.3173609

Abstract

We present here the results of time-resolved absorption and emission experiments for 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile in solution, which suggest that the fluorescent intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) state may differ from the twisted ICT (TICT) state observed in transient absorption.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Fluorescence*
Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
Nitriles / chemistry*
Time Factors

Substances

4-(n,n-dimethylamino)benzonitrile
Fluorescent Dyes
Nitriles