The mechanism for the dual emission of 2-(4’-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (DMAPIP-c) in protic solvents was investigated by synthesizing and studying its analogues. Theoretical calculations were carried out to corroborate the experimental findings. The deprotonation studies suggest that the enhancement in the TICT emission of anionic forms of DMAPIP-c is limited to a protic environment. The spectral characteristics of DMAPIP-c were also studied in a methanol–acetonitrile binary solvent mixture. Unlike DMAPIP-c, the methyl derivatives do not emit dual fluorescence in protic solvents. The relative intensity of the TICT emission (with respect to that of normal emission) rises with the methanol amount in the acetonitrile—methanol binary solvent mixture. The studies also show that a 1 : 3 hydrogen bonded complex is formed between DMAPIP-c and methanol and it is responsible for the TICT emission. Based on the results a relay proton transfer tiggered TICT emission is proposed. TDDFT calculations were performed to predict the emission energies.
通过合成和研究 2-(4'-N,N-二甲基
氨基苯基)
咪唑并[4,5-c]
吡啶(
DMAPIP-c)的类似物,研究了其在质子溶剂中的双发射机制。为证实实验结果,还进行了理论计算。去质子化研究表明,阴离子形式的
DMAPIP-c 的 TICT 发射增强仅限于质子环境。还研究了
DMAPIP-c 在
甲醇-
乙腈二元混合溶剂中的光谱特性。与
DMAPIP-c 不同,甲基衍
生物在原生溶剂中不会发出双重荧光。在
乙腈-
甲醇二元溶剂混合物中,TICT 发射(相对于正常发射)的相对强度随
甲醇量的增加而增加。研究还表明,
DMAPIP-c 和
甲醇之间形成了 1 : 3 的氢键复合物,它是 TICT 发射的原因。根据研究结果,提出了一种中继质子转移触发 TICT 发射的方法。通过 TDDFT 计算预测了发射能量。