名称:
Double Proton Transfer Induced Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer Emission in 2-(4′-N,N-Dimethylaminophenyl)imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine
摘要:
The spectral characteristics of N,N-dimethyl-4-(4-methyl-4H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl)benzenamine (PyN-Me), 1-methyl-2-(4'-(N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (ImNH-Me), and 2-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PIP) are investigated to understand the mechanism of protic solvent induced dual fluorescence of 2-(4'-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (DMAPIP-b). No dual emission is observed from PyN-Me where pyridyl nitrogen blocked from hydrogen bonding with protic solvents confirms the importance of hydrogen bonding of protic solvents with the pyridyl nitrogen in dual emission of DMAPIP-b. Like DMAPIP-b, ImNH-Me also exhibits weak emission and has a shorter fluorescence lifetime in methanol. However, single emission is observed from ImNH-Me in all solvents including protic solvents. This suggests that the imidazole >NH hydrogen also plays a role in the dual emission process. The longer wavelength emission of DMAPIP-b in water increases with increase in pH of the solution owing to deprotonation of the imidazole >NH group. On the basis of these results, the mechanism for the dual emission of DMAPIP-b is proposed.