Time-Resolved Fluorescence Anisotropy of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane/Tolane-Based Molecular Rods Included in Tris(o-phenylenedioxy)cyclotriphosphazene (TPP).
We examine the fluorescence anisotropy of rod-shaped guests held inside the channels of tris(o-phenylenedioxy)cyclotriphosphazene (TPP) host nanocrystals, characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and solid state NMR spectroscopy. We address two issues: (i) are light polarization measurements on an aqueous colloidal solution of TPP nanocrystals meaningful, or is depolarization by scattering excessive? (ii) Can measurements of the rotational mobility of the included guests be performed at low enough loading levels to suppress depolarization by intercrystallite energy transfer? We find that meaningful measurements are possible and demonstrate that the long axis of molecular rods included in TPP channels performs negligible vibrational motion.
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610 Prague, Czech Republic.
Marco
M
Cipolloni
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610 Prague, Czech Republic.
Jiří
J
Kaleta
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610 Prague, Czech Republic.
Milan
M
Mašát
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Physics, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States.
Paul I
PI
Dron
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Physics, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States.
Yongqiang
Y
Shen
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Physics, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States.
Ke
K
Zhao
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Physics, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States.
Charles T
CT
Rogers
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Physics, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States.
Richard K
RK
Shoemaker
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610 Prague, Czech Republic ; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Physics, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States.
Josef
J
Michl