Excited electronic states and Raman spectra of 2-benzoylpyridine

Raman excitation profiles of several normal modes of 2-benzoylpyridine were measured, and the structural changes encountered on excitations, excited state symmetries, and vibronic couplings among various excited electronic states of the molecule were investigated. Vibrational spectroscopic studies of the molecule were done in detail, and critical investigation on the electronic spectra of the molecule was also carried out. It is shown that the experimentally allowed transitions, corresponding to the band around 262 and 238 nm, occur to the excited states, where the major geometry changes involve both ring CC/CN and CO stretching vibrations. An excited state lying around 185 nm above the ground state was also found to play an important role in the scattering process. All necessary and valuable quantum chemical calculations accompany the presented spectral studies.

N-hetero atomic effect on the photophysics of 2,2'-dipyridylketone

Emission characteristics of 2,2'-dipyridylketone (DPK) have been studied in the rigid glass matrices of ethanol (EtOH) and methyl cyclohexane (MCH) at 77 K. As in the case of the aromatic analogue benzophenone (BOP), DPK is found to exhibit only phosphorescence emission. Although both BOP and DPK have the lowest triplet states chiefly of n pi* nature, the presence of other triplet states in the neighbourhood of the lowest triplet one is found to play some significant roles in determining the photophysical properties of DPK, specially in the non-polar solvent (MCH). All the photophysical properties including the polarization characteristics have been explored in both the molecules. Experimental observations are corroborated with necessary quantum chemical calculations.

Electronic and vibrational spectra of diphenylmethane

From the critical analyses of Raman and infrared spectra, different normal modes of vibration of diphenylmethane (DPM) have been identified. The near ultraviolet absorption spectra of the molecule are found to consist of two band systems, one around 220 nm and the other around 270 nm with respective f-values 5.23 x 10(-2) and 6.44 x 10(-3). The first system is broad and shows few diffuse structures, whereas the later one exhibits very well-resolved structure. They are respectively assigned as 1L(a) and 1L(b) bands. The Raman excitation profiles of several normal modes have been analyzed to get structural and other information of different excited electronic states.

Studies on unimolecular and bimolecular photoprocesses of a newly synthesized selenium compound, 7-chloro-2-phenyl-9H-[1]-benzopyrano[3,2-b]-selenophene-9-one (SeP)

Using steady state/time resolved spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques the spectroscopic and photophysical studies were made on a novel synthesized selenophene compound SeP in nonpolar methylcyclohexane (MCH), polar aprotic acetonitrile (ACN) and polar protic ethanol (EtOH) solvents at the ambient temperature as well as at 77 K. Both from the studies on unimolecular and bimolecular photoprocesses this selenophene compound was found to possess several electronic levels, 1Bb, 1La, 1Lb (all are of pi pi* nature and 1Lb is hidden within 1La band envelop like the characteristics of most of the acenes) and 1(nO pi*) state arising due to carbonyl oxygen atom. In polar ACN environment this nO pi* state disappears because it moves within the envelop of intense 1La band due to large destabilization. Large overlapping of different band systems within the 1La band of SeP was confirmed from the observed depolarization effect. The lack of phosphorescence of SeP both in MCH and EtOH rigid glassy matrix at 77 K has been inferred due to large vibronic interactions between closely lying triplets of the corresponding 1nO pi* and 1Lb states. From the bimolecular investigations, it reveals that SeP acts as a good electron donor in presence of the well known electron acceptor 9 cyanoanthracene (9CNA). Transient absorption spectra measured by laser flash photolysis technique demonstrate the formation of ion-pair when the acceptor is excited. From the analysis of the fluorescence quenching data it seemingly indicates that the major contribution in the diminution of the fluorescence intensity of the acceptor 9CNA in presence of SeP is not only due to the photoinduced electron transfer (ET) but also originates from static type (instantaneous) quenching processes along with external heavy atom effect. The possibility of occurrence of photoinduced ET reaction in Marcus inverted region is hinted.

Raman excitation profiles and excited state molecular configurations of three isomeric phenyl pyridines

Contributions of different electronic states to Raman scattering have been studied by critical analyses of Raman excitation profiles (REPs) of several normal modes of vibration of three isomeric phenyl pyridines. In this context, possible structures and other interesting properties of the three molecules in the excited electronic states have been discussed. Normal mode characteristics are also described. Most likely a singlet state, lying in the vacuum ultraviolet region with respect to the ground state, is found to be playing a very significant role in the scattering phenomena.