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On the Photophysics of Polyenes. 1. Bathochromic Shifts in Their 1Ag → 1Bu Electronic Transitions Caused by the Polarizability of the Medium
- Source :
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 112:5653-5657
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- American Chemical Society (ACS), 2008.
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Abstract
- As shown in this study, the solvatochromic behavior of polyenes depends exclusively on the polarizability of the medium and, even more interestingly, their solvatochromism increases markedly with increasing length of the polyene chain. By virtue of the electronic nature of the interaction of polyenes with the medium, their solvatochromic response to a polarizability change is instantaneous, making these compounds extremely effective polarizability probes for molecular environments. The extreme sensitivity of polyenes to the polarizability of their environment is consistent with the fact that changes in molecular architecture such as those occurring in photosynthetic systems can give rise to polarizability gradients resulting in red shifts in the 1Ag --> 1Bu transition, thereby opening up new channels directing the energy transfer involved to energy trapping sites in such systems.
- Subjects :
- Photochemistry
Energy transfer
Solvatochromism
Electrons
Polyenes
Polyene
chemistry.chemical_compound
Energy Transfer
chemistry
Energy trapping
Chemical physics
Polarizability
Atomic electron transition
Molecular Probes
Bathochromic shift
Physics::Atomic and Molecular Clusters
Physics::Atomic Physics
Physics::Chemical Physics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15205215 and 10895639
- Volume :
- 112
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3fc350909e29aa922b7b0fdb9607479e