Stability and reaction dynamics of trifluorinated indolylfulgides.
Quantum efficiencies and ultrafast dynamics of the ring-closure and ring-opening reaction of a trifluorinated dicyclopropyl indolylfulgide with improved photostability are investigated by stationary and ultrafast absorption spectroscopy. The ring-closure reaction occurs on the time scale of 200 fs and is found to be temperature independent (T = 287 - 333 K). However, an activated behaviour is observed for the ring-opening reaction. A comparison with the corresponding non-substituted indolylfulgide shows that the dicyclopropyl group favours the open isomer via lower cyclisation and higher cycloreversion quantum efficiencies and faster dynamics of the ring-opening reaction.
Brust
Thomas
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BioMolekulare Optik, Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Center For Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM), Oettingenstr. 67, D-80538 München, Germany.
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Popp
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Chen
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Lees
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Zinth
Wolfgang
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Braun
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