Zn(II)-Induced Ground-State π-Deconjugation and Excited-State Electron Transfer in N,N-Bis(2-pyridyl)amino-Substituted Arenes
摘要:
The synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of two N,N-bis(2-pyridyl)amino (dpa)-substituted aromatic systems (Ar-dpa) 1 (Ar = 4,4'-disubstituted trans-stilbene) and 2 (Ar = 1,4-disubstituted benzene) and their ZnCl2 complexes (1/ZnCl2 and 2/ZnCl2) are reported. The fluoroionophoric behavior of 1-2 in response to Zn(II) in acetonitrile also has been investigated. In addition, compound 3DPA has been prepared and served as a pi-deconjugated model for 1DPA. The observed crystal structures for 1/ZnCl2 and 2/ZnCl2 Could be divided into two distinct types, the planar and the twisted forms, depending on the aryl-dpa (C-ph-NC3) dihedral angle. The twisted form is more favorable for these complexes unless the arene has a strong "push-pull" character. Nonetheless, the degree of pi-conjugation between the N-pyridyl and the N-aryl group is reduced in both complex forms when compared with the free ligands. Such a Zn(II)-induced pi-deconjugation not only directly affects the internal charge transfer (ICT) fluorescence of the dpa-substituted stilbenes but also facilitates the occurrence of photoinduced electron transfer (PET) from the stilbene donor to the dpa/Zn(II) acceptor. The PET process is particularly important in accounting for the observed Zn(II)-induced fluorescence quenching for 1DPA as well as 3DPA.
Spectroscopic Correlations between Supermolecules and Molecules. Anatomy of the Ion-Modulated Electronic Properties of the Nitrogen Donor in Monoazacrown-Derived Intrinsic Fluoroionophores
摘要:
The synthesis, absorption and emission spectra, fluorescence quantum yields, and fluorescence lifetimes of three compound series of trans-4,4'-disubstituted aminostilbenes (1-3) are reported. The chromo-/fluoroionophoric behavior of the monoaza-15-crown-5- (A15C5) and monoaza-18-crown-6 (A18C6)-derived species (1A(5)-3A(5) and 1A(6)-3A(6)) in acetonitrile and dichloromethane are also investigated. Great similarities in electronic spectroscopic properties (chemical shifts, wavelength, intensity, and lifetime) between the metal ion-complexed supermolecules and the corresponding chloro-substituted molecules have been observed: namely, 1A(5)/Ca2+-3A(5)/Ca2+ similar to 1A(6)/Ba2+-3A(6)/ Ba(2+)similar to 1C-3C in acetonitrile and 1A(5)/Na+-2A(5)/Na+ similar to 1A(6)/K+-2A(6)/K+ similar to 1C-2C in dichloromethane. Such spectroscopic correlations allow us to define the metal ion-modulated electronic character of the azacrown nitrogen atom in the ground and excited states and, in turn, to gain insights into the observed fluoroionophoric behavior of these probes in terms of the size and direction of fluorescence shifts and intensity variations.