title: Fluorescence behavior of intramolecular charge transfer probe in anionic, cationic, and nonionic micelles.
abstract: The intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) property of trans-ethyl p-(dimethylamino) cinnamate is used to probe the anionic, cationic, and nonionic micelles by steady-state and picosecond time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. The ICT fluorescence band intensity was found to increase with concomitant blue shift with addition of surfactants. All the experimental results suggest that the probe molecule resides in the micelle-water interface rather than going into the core. However, the penetration is more toward the micellar core in nonionic surfactants when compared with ionic micelles. The decrease in nonradiative decay constants in micellar environments indicate restricted motion of the probe toward the formation of ICT state. Critical micelle concentrations were determined from the sharp change in fluorescence intensity and effective dielectric constants of the micelle-water interface were calculated from the correlation diagram of 0,0 transition energy with polarity of the medium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, North-Eastern Hill University, NEHU Permanent Campus, Umshing, Shillong 793 022, India.
authors.forename: T Sanjoy
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Sivaprasad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitra
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D002934:Cinnamates / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D002412:Cations; D002934:Cinnamates; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D008823:Micelles; C522564:ethyl 4-(dimethylamino)cinnamate; D014867:Water