Symmetry Control of Radiative Decay in Linear Polyenes: Low Barriers for Isomerization in the S1 State of Hexadecaheptaene
摘要:
The room temperature absorption and emission spectra of the 4-cis and all-trans isomers of 2,4,6,8,10,12,14-hexadecaheptaene are almost identical, exhibiting the characteristic dual emissions S-1 -> S-0 (2(1)A(g)(-) -> 1(1)A(g)(-)) and S-2 -> S-0 (1(1)B(u)(+) -> 1(1)A(g)(-)) noted in previous studies of intermediate length polyenes and carotenoids. The ratio of the S-1 -> S-0 and S-2 -> S-0 emission yields for the cis isomer increases by a factor of similar to 15 upon cooling to 77 K in n-pentadecane. In contrast, for the trans isomer this ratio shows a 2-fold decrease with decreasing temperature. These results suggest a low barrier for conversion between the 4-cis and all-trans isomers in the S-1 state. At 77 K, the cis isomer cannot convert to the more stable all-trans isomer in the 2(1)A(g)(-) state, resulting in the striking increase in its S-1 -> S-0 fluorescence. These experiments imply that the S-1 states of longer polyenes have local energy minima, corresponding to a range of conformations and isomers, separated by relatively low (2-4 kcal) barriers. Steady state and time-resolved optical measurements on the S-1 states in solution thus may sample a distribution of conformers and geometric isomers, even for samples represented by a single, dominant ground state structure. Complex S-1 potential energy surfaces may help explain the complicated S-2 -> S-1 relaxation kinetics of many carotenoids. The finding that fluorescence from linear polyenes is so strongly dependent on molecular symmetry requires a reevaluation of the literature on the radiative properties of all-trans polyenes and carotenoids.
Oxidative doping of intermediate length polyenes: attempted oligomeric modelling of doped polyethyne
作者:Charles W. Spangler、Roger A. Rathunde
DOI:10.1039/c39890000026
日期:——
Polyenes containing 7, 8, 9, and 10 conjugated double bonds form stabilized bipolarons upon oxidativedoping with antimony pentachloride, whose spectra may be useful in modelling optical changes which occur during the polyethynedoping process.