title: Photoinduced electron transfer between 2-methylanthraquinone and triethylamine in an ionic liquid: time-resolved EPR and transient absorption spectroscopy study.
abstract: Photoinduced electron transfer between 2-methylanthraquinone (MeAQ) and triethylamine (TEA) in a room-temperature ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([bmim][PF6]), was investigated by comparing the time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (TR-EPR) spectroscopy and the transient absorption spectroscopy. The results of TR-EPR spectroscopy, in which MeAQ was 8 mmol L(-1) and TEA was 150 mmol L(-1), indicated that the transient radical would exist longer time in [bmim][PF6] than in acetonitrile. At the delay time of 8 μs after laser excitation, the TR-EPR signal transformed from an emissive peak into an absorptive peak when the experiment was performed in [bmim][PF6]. The results of the transient absorption spectroscopy, in which MeAQ was 0.1 mmol L(-1) and TEA was 2.2 mmol L(-1), showed that the efficiency and the rate of the photoinduced electron transfer reaction in [bmim][PF6] were obviously lower than that in acetonitrile. It was concluded that various factors, such as concentration, viscosity and local structural transformation of the solution, have an influence on the process of photoinduced electron transfer in [bmim][PF6].
authors.affiliation: Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, PR China. Electronic address: zhglai@mail.ahnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Guanglai
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, PR China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, PR China.
authors.forename: Haiying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, PR China.
authors.forename: Xinsheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhifeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, PR China.
authors.forename: Xuehan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, PR China. Electronic address: wuguozhong@sinap.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Guozhong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D065966:Absorption, Physicochemical; D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000737:chemistry*; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D004583:Electrons; D005021:Ethylamines / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D005021:Ethylamines; D052578:Ionic Liquids; C073955:2-methylanthraquinone; C016162:triethylamine
keywords: 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate; Photoinduced electron transfer; Radical; Time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance; Transient absorption spectra