title: Excited state intramolecular charge transfer reaction in nonaqueous electrolyte solutions: temperature dependence.
abstract: Temperature dependence of the excited state intramolecular charge transfer reaction of 4-(1-azetidinyl)benzonitrile (P4C) in ethyl acetate (EA), acetonitrile (ACN), and ethanol at several concentrations of lithium perchlorate (LiClO(4)) has been investigated by using the steady state and time resolved fluorescence spectroscopic techniques. The temperature range considered is 267-343 K. The temperature dependent spectral peak shifts and reaction driving force (-DeltaG(r)) in electrolyte solutions of these solvents can be explained qualitatively in terms of interaction between the reactant molecule and ion-atmosphere. Time resolved studies indicate that the decay kinetics of P4C is biexponential, regardless of solvents, LiClO(4) concentrations, and temperatures considered. Except at higher electrolyte concentrations in EA, reaction rates in solutions follow the Arrhenius-type temperature dependence where the estimated activation energy exhibits substantial electrolyte concentration dependence. The average of the experimentally measured activation energies in these three neat solvents is found to be in very good agreement with the predicted value based on data in room temperature solvents. While the rate constant in EA shows a electrolyte concentration induced parabolic dependence on reaction driving force (-DeltaG(r)), the former in ethanol and ACN increases only linearly with the increase in driving force (-DeltaG(r)). The data presented here also indicate that the step-wise increase in solvent reorganization energy via sequential addition of electrolyte induces the ICT reaction in weakly polar solvents to crossover from the Marcus inverted region to the normal region.
authors: Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences and Unit for Nanoscience and Technology, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, JD Block, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 098, India.
authors: Tuhin
authors: T
authors: Pradhan
authors: Harun Al Rasid
authors: HA
authors: Gazi
authors: Ranjit
authors: R
authors: Biswas
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000085:Acetates; D000097:Acetonitriles / Q000737:chemistry; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004579:Electron Transport; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry; D012996:Solutions; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000097:Acetonitriles; D004573:Electrolytes; D009570:Nitriles; D012996:Solutions; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D000431:Ethanol; C007650:ethyl acetate; C014356:benzonitrile; C032159:acetonitrile