A THEORETICAL STUDY ON DUAL FLUORESCENCE OF 4-DIMETHYLAMINOPYRIDINE BY POLARIZABLE CONTINUUM MODEL.

Dual fluorescence spectra of 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) is investigated using time-dependent density functional theory and complete active space self-consistent field methods. Electronic absorption and emission spectra of DMAP have been investigated in three solvents, that is, cyclohexane, chloroform, and acetonitrile. The present study reveals that the dual fluorescence phenomena of DMAP appear in the cases of acetonitrile and chloroform, but not in cyclohexane. The electronic structures of the ground state and the intramolecular charge transfer states are, therefore, studied in order to reveal the insight of dual fluorescence. Our theoretical results suggest that the twisting of dimethylamino moiety in DMAP is necessary for the intramolecular charge transfer. The mechanism of the dual fluorescence of DMAP is discussed based on the twisted intramolecular charge transfer model and the dual fluorescence phenomenon is explained theoretically. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]