title: Do fluorescence and transient absorption probe the same intramolecular charge transfer state of 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile?
abstract: We present here the results of time-resolved absorption and emission experiments for 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile in solution, which suggest that the fluorescent intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) state may differ from the twisted ICT (TICT) state observed in transient absorption.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Francis Perrin, CEA/DSM/DRECAM/SPAM-CNRS URA 2453, CEA/Saclay, 91 191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gustavsson
authors.forename: Pedro B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Coto
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Serrano-Andrés
authors.forename: Takashige
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Edward C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: C115085:4-(n,n-dimethylamino)benzonitrile; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009570:Nitriles