The experimental studies on the determination of the ground and excited state dipole moments of some hemicyanine dyes

Evaluation of solvent effect on the effective interactions of Isotretinoin and Tretinoin: Isomeric forms of vitamin A

Vitamin A and its derivatives are effective in many medical dermatology treatments. Isotretinoin and Tretinoin, as medication and therapeutic agents, are widely applied in dermatology to treat a variety of skin cancers and disorders. In this regards, solvent as a complex environment can surround solute molecules and change their function. For this reason, the function of medication molecules as solute highly depends on their biochemical structure and the surrounding environment. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effective interactions between the solvent molecules with Isotretinoin and Tretinoin medications. The evaluation of the spectral characteristics based on Linear Solvation Energy Relationship (LSER) models of Kamlet-Abboud-Taft and Catalán, as well as estimating the dipole moments based on the solvatochromic method were carried out. The findings revealed that specific interactions (solvent acidity and solvent basicity), exert a greater influence than non-specific interactions (polarity/polarizability). According to the dipole moments variations, the Intra-molecular Charge Transfer (ICT) process is possible. Solvent-accessible surfaces provided a better assessment of active group sites. Furthermore, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were used to gain a profound understanding of the experimental results. The insights from this research can be valuable for pharmacists and chemists working on the development of novel medications or practical applications.

New insights into quantifying the solvatochromism of BODIPY based fluorescent probes

A simple semiempiric phenomenological approach is developed for quantifying the solvent effect on the absorption and emission properties of BODIPYs. It is based on a new rule describing the linear relationship between the difference (Stokes shift) and the sum (double Gibbs free energy of electron transfer) for absorption and emission wavenumbers derived from a combination of solvent functions of Liptay theory. This rule is correspondent to changes of dipole moments in the ground and excited states. High reliability and advantages of the developed approach in comparison with traditional methods of the analysis of the solvatochromism based on Dimroth-Reichard and Lippert-Mataga solvent scales are illustrated for selected BODIPYs exhibiting positive, negative, and near-zero solvatochromism.

A New Candidate Laser Dye Based 1,4-Bis[β-(2-Naphthothiazolyle)Vinyl]Benzene. Spectroscopic Behavior, Laser Parameters and Excitation Energy Transfer

A new candidate laser dye based 1,4-bis[β-(2-naphthothisolyl) vinyl] benzene (BNTVB) were prepared, and characterized in various organic solvents. The center polarity is less sensitive than electronic absorption. A red shift was noticed in the fluorescence spectra (ca. 40 nm) with increment in the solvent's polarity, this means that BNTVB's polarity appreciates upon excitation. The dipole moment of ground state (μ_g) and the excited singlet state dipole moment (μ_e) are determined from Kawski - Chamma and Bakshiev-Viallet equations using the disparity of Stokes shift with solvent polarity function of ε (dielectric constant) and n (refractive index) of the solvent. The result was found to be 0.019D and 5.13D for ground and exited state, in succession. DFT/TD-DFT manners were used to understand the electronic structures and geometric of BNTVB in other solvents. The experimental and theoretical results showed a good agreement. The photochemical quantum yield (Ф_c) of BNTVB was calculated in variable organic reagents such as Dioxane, CHCl₃, EtOH and MeOH at room temperature. The values of φ_c were calculated as 2.3 × 10^-4, 3.3 × 10^-3, 9.7 × 10^-5 and 6.2 × 10^-5 in Dioxane, CHCl₃, EtOH and MeOH, respectively. The dye solutions (2 × 10^-4 M) in DMF, MeOH and EtOH give laser emission in the blue-green region. The green zone is excited by nitrogen pulse 337.1 nm. The tuning range, gain coefficient (α) and cross - section emission (σ_e) of laser were also estimated. Excitation energy transfer from BNTVB to rhodamine-6G (R6G) and N,N-bis(2,6-dimethyphenyl)-3,4:9,10-perylenebis-(dicarboximide) (BDP) was also studied in EtOH to increase the laser emission output from R6G and BDP when excited by nitrogen laser. The dye-transfer power laser system (ETDL) obeys the Foster Power Transmission (FERT) mechanism with a critical transmission distance, R_o of 40 and 32 Ả and k_ET equals 2.6 × 10¹³ and 1.06 × 10¹³ M^-1 s^-1 for BNTVB / R6G and BNTVB / BDP pair, respectively.

Environment effect on spectral and charge distribution characteristics of some drugs of folate derivatives

Molecular surrounding media as an important factor can effect on the operation of wide variety of drugs. For more study in this paper, spectral properties of Methotrexate and Folinic acid have been studied in various solvents. Our results show that the photo-physical of solute molecules depend strongly on solute-solvent interactions and active groups in their chemical structures. In order to investigate the contribution of specific and nonspecific interactions on the various properties of drug molecules, the linear solvation energy relationships concept is used. Moreover, charge distribution characteristics of used samples with various resonance structures in solvent environments were calculated by means of solvatochromic method. The high value of dipole moments in excited state show that local intramolecular charge transfer can occur by excitation. These results about molecular interactions can be extended to biological systems and can indicate completely the behaviors of Methotrexate and Folinic acid in polar solvents such as water in body system.

The interactional behaviors and photo-physical properties of azo-salicylaldehyde ligands in solvents media

A quantitative study of solvent effects on photo-physical properties of some azo-salicylaldehyde Schiff Bases ligands, with various substituent and alkyl group, was carried out, at room temperature. The solvatochromic behavior of these substances and their solvent-solute interactions, both specific and non-specific, was analyzed using linear solvation energy relationship concept, suggested by Kamlet-Taft. The ground and excited state dipole moments of these substances and their molecular resonance structures were also evaluated via solvatochromic shift method.

Solvatochromic Stokes shift and determination of excited state dipole moments of free base and zinc octaethylporphyrin

Solvent effects on the photophysical properties of free base octaethylporphyrin and zinc octaethylporphyrin are investigated at the ambient temperature (300 K). Steady state electronic absorption and emission spectra of the porphyrins are recorded in different organic solvents of varying polarity. By using solvatochromic Stokes shift method, the dipole moments associated with the first excited singlet states of the presently used porphyrin molecules are determined for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, from Lippert-Mataga, Bakhshiev and Reichardt equations. The dipole moments associated with the singlet ground state of the porphyrin molecules are calculated theoretically by using density functional theory (DFT) method by adopting B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level using Gaussian 03 package. Moreover, some other photophysical properties (fluorescence quantum yield, fluorescence lifetime, decay rates, etc.) of the porphyrins are measured in different solvents of varying polarity.

Solvatochromism of a tricycloquinazoline based disk-shaped liquid crystal: a potential molecular probe for fluorescence imaging

Fluorescence microscopy images of a non-fluorescent discotic liquid crystal (DLC) using tricycloquinazoline (TCQ) based DLC as a molecular probe.

Photo-physical behavior of some antitumor anthracycline in solvent media with different polarity

Absorption and emission spectra of three antitumour anthracyclines, with various substituent and stereoisomer groups, were studied in different solvents. The solute's photo-physical behavior strongly depends on solvent-solute interactions and solvent's nature. Solvatochromic method was used to investigate dipole moments of these materials in ground and excited states. Spectral variations were analyzed via means of linear solvation energy relationships concept, proposed by Kamlet and Taft. The results explain the nature of specific and non-specific solvent-solute interactions and functional groups' reorientation of studied anthracyclines in different media.

Polar and low polar solvents media effect on dipole moments of some diazo Sudan dyes

Absorption and fluorescence spectra of three Sudan dyes (SudanIII, SudanIV and Sudan black B) were recorded in various solvents with different polarity in the range of 300-800nm, at room temperature. The solvatochromic method was used to investigate dipole moments of these dyes in ground and excited states, in different media. The solvatochromic behavior of these substances and their solvent-solute interactions were analyzed via solvent polarity parameters. Obtained results express the effects of solvation on tautomerism and molecular configuration (geometry) of Sudan dyes in solvent media with different polarity. Furthermore, analyze of solvent-solute interactions and value of ground and excited states dipole moments suggests different forms of resonance structures for Sudan dyes in polar and low-polar solvents.

Quantum chemical investigations on the effect of dodecyloxy chromophore in 4-amino stilbene sensitizer for DSSCs

Stilbene based metal free organic dye sensitizer has been designed first time for dye sensitized solar cells applications. The geometries, electronic structures and dipole moment of the chosen 4-amino-4'-dodecyloxy-stilbene dye sensitizer has been analyzed by using Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Time Dependent DFT (TD-DFT) calculations (based on hybrid functional B3LYP). The HOMO and LUMO energies of the dye 4-amino-4'-dodecyloxy-stilbene are -4.95 and -0.87 eV respectively calculated by using TD-DFT. To understand the conversion efficiency of the chosen dye architecture unit we selected TiO2 as a model for semiconductor. The values of polarizability and hyperpolarizability are 165. 94 and 347.74 a.u respectively based on DFT calculations. Results reveal that the selected dye sensitizer exhibits large dipole moment difference between the ground and excited state which is comparable to that of metal based dye sensitizers. Further the large dipole moment would be expected to give high photo-current conversion efficiency in practical DSSCs and also it is a promising candidate as a sensitizer for DSSC applications.

Effect of donor (tetradecyloxy) and acceptor (carboxamide) groups in trans-stilbene for DSSCs: quantum chemical investigations

Incorporation of tetradecyloxy and carboxamide groups in trans-stilbene molecule (dye) has been investigated first time for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) applications. To understand the changes in electronic structure, geometry, dipole moment and polarizability of the mentioned dye architecture has been carried out by using density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent DFT calculations using hybrid functional B3LYP method. Further, the semiconductor TiO2 is also used as a model to evaluate the photo conversion efficiency of the chosen dye architecture. Results reveal that tetradecyloxy and carboxamide groups act as an excellent donor and acceptor groups respectively which give rise to larger difference in excited state dipole moment than the ground state. This kind of stilbene based metal free organic dyes are act as a promising sensitizer for practical DSSCs applications.

Volume increment effect on the photoisomerization of hemicyanine dyes in oligo(ethylene glycol)s

We studied the excited-state dynamics of three hemicyanine dyes that undergo internal twisting from the localized excited state to the twisted intramolecular charge-transfer state. The dyes differ in the length of the alkyl chain in the aniline moiety and, thus, the volume of the motional moiety increases without having much of an effect on the excited-state potential surface. By employing oligo(ethylene glycol)s as a new homologous series of solvents that covers a high viscosity region, we showed that the excited-state lifetime of the hemicyanines gradually increases at any given viscosity when the size of the substituent increases. We describe our results for the solution-phase photoisomerization processes in terms of the breakdown of Stokes' law, multidimensionality, and the Hubbard relation.

Polymeric cyanide azo compounds dipole moments and photo-physical properties in solvents media

A quantitative study of solvent environment effects on the photo-physical properties of a group of polymeric cyano azo benzene compounds was carried out at room temperature. Absorption and emission spectra of this group of azo matter with similar structure and different statistical weight of azo block have been studied in different solvents. The solvatochromic method was used to estimate the dipole moments in ground and excited states. The nature and degree of solvent-solute interactions were characterized using Kamlet-Abboud-Taft multi-parameter polarity scale.

Solvatochromic and single crystal studies of 3-(4-bromophenyl)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carbaldehyde

The structure of 3-(4-bromophenyl)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carbaldehyde was determined by using X-ray diffraction analysis. Photophysical studies of the title compound were investigated in the solvents with different polarities. The emission spectrum of the compound was recorded in polar solvent DMSO (356 nm). In different solvents the extinction coefficients and quantum yield of the compound vary from 1.88×10(4) to 3.53×10(4) and 0.01 to 0.25, respectively. The ratio of the dipole moment of excited state to the dipole moment of ground state was calculated by using solvatochromic shift methods.

Solvent effect on the absorption and fluorescence spectra of 7-acetoxy-6-(2,3-dibromopropyl)-4,8-dimethylcoumarin: determination of ground and excited state dipole moments

The ground state (μ(g)) and excited state (μ(e)) dipole moments of 7-acetoxy-6-(2,3-dibromopropyl)-4,8-dimethylcoumarin (abbreviated as 7ADDC) are estimated from solvatochromic shifts of absorption and fluorescence spectra as a function of the dielectric constant (ε) and refractive index (n). While the ground state dipole moment is determined by using Bilot-Kawski method, the excited state dipole moment is calculated by using Bilot-Kawski, Lippert-Mataga, Bakhshiev, Kawski-Chamma-Viallet and Reichardt correlation methods. Excited state dipole moment is observed as larger than the ground state dipole moment due to substantial π-electron density redistribution. The ground state and excited state dipole moments are observed as parallel to each other with angle of 0°. Solute-solvent interactions are analyzed by means of linear solvation free energy relationships (LSER) using dielectric constant function (f(ε)), refractive index function (f(n)) and Kamlet-Taft parameters (α and β). Atomic charges, electron densities and molecular orbitals are calculated in vacuum and with solvent effect by using both DFT and TDDFT methods. Solvent accessible surface, molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) and electrostatic potential (ESP) are visualized as a result of DFT calculations.

Solvatochromism effects on the dipole moments and photo-physical behavior of some azo sulfonamide dyes

Absorption and emission spectra of three azo sulfonamide dyes with various molecular structures have been studied in different solvents. The solute photo-physical behavior depends strongly on the solvent-solute interactions and solvent microenvironment. In order to understand the effect of intermolecular interactions on spectral behaviors of these dyes in different solvents and to conceive nature and extent of solvent-solute interactions the spectral variations were analyzed by the linear solvation energy relationships concept. In addition, by means of solvatochromic method the dipole moments of these dyes, in ground and excited states, were investigated.

Revisiting the photophysical properties and excited singlet-state dipole moments of several coumarin derivatives

The solvent effects on the electronic absorption and fluorescence emission spectra of several coumarins derivatives, containing amino, N,N-dimethyl-amino, N,N-diethyl-amino, hydroxyl, methyl, carboxyl, or halogen substituents at the positions 7, 4, or 3, were investigated in eight solvents with various polarities. The first excited singlet-state dipole moments of these coumarins were determined by various solvatochromic methods, using the theoretical ground-state dipole moments which were calculated by the AM1 method. The first excited singlet-state dipole moment values were obtained by the Bakhshiev, Kawski-Chamma-Viallet, Lippert-Mataga, and Reichardt-Dimroth equations, and were compared to the ground-state dipole moments. In all cases, the dipole moments were found to be higher in the excited singlet-state than in the ground state because of the different electron densities in both states. The red-shifts of the absorption and fluorescence emission bands, observed for most compounds upon increasing the solvent polarity, indicated that the electronic transitions were of π-π* nature.

Study of aggregation induced emission of cyano-substituted oligo (p-phenylenevinylene) by femtosecond time resolved fluorescence

The aggregation induced emission (AIE) mechanism of the cyano-substituted oligo (p-phenylenevinylene)1,4-bis [1-cyano-2-(4-(diphenylamino) phenyl) vinyl] benzene (TPCNDSB) is investigated by time resolved fluorescence technique. By reconstructing the time resolved emission spectra (TRES), it is found that in solvent of low polarity, the emission is mainly from the local emission (LE) state with high quantum yield, but in high polarity solvent, the emission is mainly from the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) state, which is a relatively dark state, with low quantum yield. In crystal form, the restriction of transfer from LE state to ICT state results in efficient AIE.

Photophysical properties of izomeric N-chlorobenzyl substituted (E)-2' (3'-or 4')-hydroxy-4-stilbazolium chlorides in alcohols

Absorption and steady-state fluorescence spectra of nine N-p-(m- and o-) chlorobenzyl substituted (E)-2'-(3' and 4')-hydroxy-4-stilbazolium chlorides belonging to the hemicyanine class of compounds were studied in extra dry alcohols of different polarity. Derivatives with 2'-hydroxy or 4'-hydroxy substituent in the benzene moiety of stilbazol molecule displayed negative solvatochromizm. On the other hand, the excited state decay of compounds with a 3'-hydroxy group in the benzene moiety was dominated by non-radiative processes in protic solvents. Solutions of each of the compounds are yellow in extra dry solvents, red in solvents with small amount of water and yellow again if more water is added. The absorbance and steady-state fluorescence methods were used to explain the protonation/deprotonation processes for N-p-chlorobenzyl-(E)-4'-hydroxy-4-stilbazolium chloride and its zwitterionic or quinoid form in 2-propanol responsible for these phenomena.

Internal motion of an electronically excited molecule in viscoelastic media

The twisting motion of trans-4-[4-(dimethylamino)-styryl]-1-methylpyridinium iodide (4-DASPI) in the excited state was investigated in solutions and various polymers in order to understand dependence of molecular rotor dynamics on viscoelasticity. It was observed that the internal motion of electronically excited 4-DASPI correlates strongly with dynamic viscosity and elastic modulus. Our results also showed that condensed phase dynamics of 4-DASPI are governed by the explicit mode coupling between the rotamerizing coordinate and mechanical properties of viscoelastic media.

Estimation of the ground and the first excited singlet-state dipole moments of 1,4-disubstituted anthraquinone dyes by the solvatochromic method

The both, ground-state (mu(g)) and the excited-state (mu(e)) dipole moments of three 1,4-disubstituted anthraquinones, namely 1,4-diaminoanthracene-9,10-dione (1,4-DAAQ), 1-amino-4-hydroxyanthracene-9,10-dione (1,4-AHAQ), and 1,4-dihydroxyanthracene-9,10-dione (1,4-DHAQ) were estimated in binary solvent mixtures (methylcyclohexane-ethyl acetate and ethyl acetate-acetonitrile). The dipole moments (mu(g) and mu(e)) were estimated from Lippert-Mataga, Bakhshiev, Kawski-Chamma-Viallet, McRae, and Suppan equations by using the variation of Stokes shift with the solvent's relative permittivity and refractive index. The ground-state dipole moments were also calculated theoretically by Gaussian 03 software using B3LYP/6-31 G* level of theory. Further, the change in dipole moment values Deltamu were also calculated by using the variation of Stokes shift with the molecular-microscopic empirical solvent polarity parameter (E(T)(N)). The excited-state dipole moments observed are larger than their ground-state counterparts, indicating a substantial redistribution of the pi-electron densities in a more polar excited state for all the molecules investigated.