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Koo S, Kim YH, Flender O, Scholz M, Oum K, Lenzer T. Photoinduced Dynamics of 13,13'-Diphenylpropyl-β-carotene. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083505. [PMID: 37110738 PMCID: PMC10143239 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Carotenoids are ubiquitous pigment systems in nature which are relevant to a range of processes, such as photosynthesis, but the detailed influence of substitutions at the polyene backbone on their photophysics is still underexplored. Here, we present a detailed experimental and theoretical investigation of the carotenoid 13,13'-diphenylpropyl-β-carotene using ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy and steady-state absorption experiments in n-hexane and n-hexadecane, complemented by DFT/TDDFT calculations. In spite of their bulkiness and their potential capability to "fold back" onto the polyene system, which could result in π-stacking effects, the phenylpropyl residues have only a minor impact on the photophysical properties compared with the parent compound β-carotene. Ultrafast spectroscopy finds lifetimes of 200-300 fs for the S2 state and 8.3-9.5 ps for the S1 state. Intramolecular vibrational redistribution with time constants in the range 0.6-1.4 ps is observed in terms of a spectral narrowing of the S1 spectrum over time. We also find clear indications of the presence of vibrationally hot molecules in the ground electronic state (S0*). The DFT/TDDFT calculations confirm that the propyl spacer electronically decouples the phenyl and polyene π-systems and that the substituents in the 13 and 13' positions point away from the polyene system.
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- Sangho Koo
- Department of Chemistry, Myongji University, Myongji-Ro 116, Cheoin-Gu, Yongin 17058, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Myongji University, Myongji-Ro 116, Cheoin-Gu, Yongin 17058, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Physical Chemistry 2, Department Chemistry and Biology, Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry 2, Department Chemistry and Biology, Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry 2, Department Chemistry and Biology, Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry 2, Department Chemistry and Biology, Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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Scholz M, Hoffmann C, Klein JR, Wirtz M, Jung G, Oum K. Exploring Differences in Excited-State Properties of Styryl-BODIPY Chromophores upon Change from α- to β-Substitution. Z PHYS CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/zpch-2019-1374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We present a femtosecond pump-probe UV-Vis broadband transient absorption spectroscopy study of two styryl-substituted BODIPY chromophores with different position of the substituent. The α-substituted isomer shows typical BODIPY-type spectral features, such as sharp absorption and emission bands, a small Stokes shift and an excited-state lifetime in the 4 ns range, which only weakly depends on the solvent. In contrast, β-styryl-BODIPY features much broader steady-state absorption and emission spectra and a larger Stokes shift, particularly in polar solvents. Transient absorption spectroscopy including a complete global kinetic analysis reports a substantial decrease in S1 lifetime to 300 ps for polar solvents upon change from α- to β-substitution. In the case of the α-isomer, TD-DFT calculations identify a typical “cyanine-type” electron rearrangement upon S0 → S1 excitation accompanied by a slight reduction in dipole moment. In contrast, the same transition in the β-isomer shows strong intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) character involving a substantial increase in dipole moment. Assuming a simple energy-gap-law argument, the accelerated nonradiative decay of the β-isomer in polar solvents may be linked to the decrease of the S1(ICT)-S0 energy difference. BODIPY dyes with a conjugated substituent in β-position therefore suffer a substantial loss in fluorescence brightness in polar environments compared with their α-substituted counterparts. This might limit their applicability in fluorescence imaging.
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- Mirko Scholz
- University of Siegen , Physical Chemistry , Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2 , 57076 Siegen , Germany
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- Biophysical Chemistry , Saarland University , Campus Building B2.2 , 66123 Saarbrücken , Germany
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- University of Siegen , Physical Chemistry , Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2 , 57076 Siegen , Germany
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- Biophysical Chemistry , Saarland University , Campus Building B2.2 , 66123 Saarbrücken , Germany
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- Biophysical Chemistry , Saarland University , Campus Building B2.2 , 66123 Saarbrücken , Germany
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- University of Siegen , Physical Chemistry , Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2 , 57076 Siegen , Germany
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Rohman MA, Sutradhar D, Bangal PR, Chandra AK, Mitra S. Excited State Decay Dynamics in 3‐Formyl‐4‐hydroxy Benzoic Acid: Understanding the Global Picture of an ESIPT‐Driven Multiple‐Emissive Species. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201901570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Mostofa Ataur Rohman
- Centre for Advanced StudiesDepartment of ChemistryNorth-Eastern Hill University Shillong – 793022 India
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- Centre for Advanced StudiesDepartment of ChemistryNorth-Eastern Hill University Shillong – 793022 India
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- Inorganic & Physical Chemistry DivisionCSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka Hyderabad- 500007, Telangana India
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- Centre for Advanced StudiesDepartment of ChemistryNorth-Eastern Hill University Shillong – 793022 India
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- Centre for Advanced StudiesDepartment of ChemistryNorth-Eastern Hill University Shillong – 793022 India
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Excited-state dynamics of 3,3′-dihydroxyisorenieratene and (3R,3′R)-zeaxanthin: Observation of vibrationally hot S0 species. Arch Biochem Biophys 2018; 646:137-144. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Scholz M, Oum K, Lenzer T. Pronounced exciton and coherent phonon dynamics in BiI3. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:10677-10685. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp07729g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Long-lived coherent oscillations in transient absorption signals of BiI3 suggest strong electron–phonon coupling in this material for photovoltaics.
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- Mirko Scholz
- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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