title: A blue 4',7-diaminoflavylium cation showing an extended pH range stability.
abstract: The introduction of two amine substituents in 4' and 7 positions, leads to the formation of a blue flavylium cation, 7-(N,N'-diethylamino)-2-(9-julolidine)-1-benzopyrilium, which is extremely stable across a wide acidic pH range. The kinetic and thermodynamic constants of the multistate system have been calculated by studying the relaxation kinetics after equilibrium perturbation by addition of base (direct pH jumps) or acid (reverse pH jumps). Except for the cis-chalcone, which is an elusive species, the relative energy levels of the other species could be calculated and a global energy level diagram constructed. The diagram explains that the stability of the diamino compound is due to the high energy level of the hemiketal species, which is difficult to access in acidic medium.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, CNRS UMR 5255, Univ. Bordeaux, 33405 Talence, France. nathan.mcclenaghan@u-bordeaux.fr.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tron
authors.affiliation: LAQV, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal. fp@fct.unl.pt.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gago
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, CNRS UMR 5255, Univ. Bordeaux, 33405 Talence, France. nathan.mcclenaghan@u-bordeaux.fr.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: McClenaghan
authors.affiliation: LAQV, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal. fp@fct.unl.pt.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Parola
authors.affiliation: LAQV, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal. fp@fct.unl.pt.
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authors.lastname: Pina