title: Excited-state double-proton transfer in the 7-azaindole dimer in the gas phase. 3. Reaction mechanism studied by picosecond time-resolved REMPI spectroscopy.
abstract: The excited-state double-proton-transfer (ESDPT) reaction in the jet-cooled 7-azaindole dimer (7AI2) has been investigated with picosecond time-resolved resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization spectroscopy. The observed decay profiles of 7AI2 by exciting the origin and the intermolecular stretch fundamental in the S1 state are well reproduced by single-exponential functions with time constants of 1.9 +/- 0.9 ps and 860 +/- 300 fs, respectively. This result provides clear evidence of the concerted mechanism of ESDPT in 7AI2.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakota
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sekiya
mesh_terms: D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011522:Protons; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: C023422:7-azaindole dimer; D005740:Gases; D007211:Indoles; D011522:Protons