Solvent effect on the spectral properties of Neutral Red.
BACKGROUND
The study was aimed at investigating the effect of various solvents on the absorption spectra of Neutral Red, a dye belonging to the quinone-imine class of dyes. The solvents chosen for the study were water, ethanol, acetonitrile, acetone, propan-1-ol, chloroform, nitrobenzene, ethyleneglycol, acetic acid, DMSO and DMF.


RESULTS
The results have shown that the absorption maxima of dyes are dependent on solvent polarity. In non-hydrogen-bond donating solvents, solvation of dye molecules probably occurs via dipole-dipole interactions, whereas in hydrogen-bond donating solvents the phenomenon is more hydrogen bonding in nature. To estimate the contribution of the different variables on the wave number of the Neutral Red dye, regression analyses using the ECW model were compared with the pi* scale model. This showed that the unified scale for estimating the solvent effect on the absorption of the Neutral Red dye is more adopted and more applicable than the pi* scale model.


CONCLUSIONS
Absorption maxima of dyes are dependent on solvent polarity. Solvation of dye molecules probably occurs via dipole-dipole interactions in non-hydrogen-bond donating solvents, whereas in hydrogen-bond donating solvents the phenomenon is more hydrogen bonding in nature. The unified scale for estimating the solvent effect on the absorption of Neutral Red dye is more adopted and more applicable than the pi* scale model. This may be due to complications from both pi-pi* charge transfer interactions and incomplete complexation of the solute; these effects are averaged out in the derived beta and pi parameters and thus limit their applicability.
Rauf
Muhammad A
MA
Chemistry Department, UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE. raufmapk@yahoo.com
Soliman
Ahmed A
AA
Khattab
Muhammad
M
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