title: Dynamics of 4-benzylamino-7-nitrobenzofurazan in the 1-propanol/water binary solvent system. Evidence for composition-dependent solvent organization.
abstract: We report on the fluorescence lifetime and rotational diffusion dynamics of 4-benzylamino-7-nitrobenzofurazan (BBD) in a series of 1-propanol/water binary solvent systems. The fluorescence lifetime of BBD increases monotonically with increasing 1-propanol concentration. The rotational diffusion dynamics of BBD also vary with solution 1-propanol content, but this variation is not monotonic. Comparison of the BBD rotational diffusion time constant to solution viscosity and 1-propanol composition reveals the presence of a solution composition dependence of solvent-solute interactions, with a relative decrease in solvent-solute interaction strength for solvent system compositions where the 1-propanol/water azeotrope is known to exist. These data point collectively to the existence of microscopic heterogeneity in these binary solvent systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1322, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Blanchard