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A donor-acceptor dyad was prepared comprised of a boron-dipyrromethene (Bodipy) chromophore as the acceptor and a dimethylamino moiety as the donor. The two groups are separated by a 2,2'-biphenol moiety. The excited state of the Bodipy is efficiently quenched by electron transfer involving donation from the dimethyl amino group. The rate constant for forward electron transfer in DMF was measured to be ca. 2 x 10(10) s(-1). The charge recombination process is ultra-fast. Titration of aliquots of LiClO4 to a DMF solution of the dyad resulted in alterations to the absorption spectrum associated with the 2,2'-biphenol unit. Changes were modelled as Li+ ions bound to the oxygen atoms of the 2,2'-biphenol to produce 1: 1 (Li+/ligand) and 2: 1 (Li+/ligand) complexes. The rate constant for excited state quenching is enhanced upon lithium ion binding.
Author(s): Benniston AC, Yang SJ, Lemmetyinen H, Tkachenko NV
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Organic Chemistry
Year: 2013
Volume: 2013
Issue: 30
Pages: 6859-6869
Print publication date: 04/09/2013
ISSN (print): 1434-193X
ISSN (electronic): 1099-0690
Publisher: Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201300867
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201300867
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