Photochromism of phenoxynaphthacenequinones: diabatic or adiabatic phenyl group transfer?

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作者
Born, Reto
Fischer, Walter
Heger, Dominik
Tokarczyk, Bogdan
Wirz, Jakob
机构
[1] Univ Basel, Dept Chem, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
[2] Ciba Specialty Chem Inc, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
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10.1039/b618661k
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The photochromic reactions of 6-phenyloxy-5,12-naphthacenequinone ( 1) and of the 6,11-diphenyloxy derivative 2 were investigated by subpicosecond pump-probe, photoacoustic, and emission spectroscopies, and by nanosecond laser. ash photolysis ( LFP). The transformation of the trans-quinones 1 and 2 to their ana-isomers proceeds via short-lived triplet states of 1 and 2 ( tau ca. 2 ns) and spiro-bridged biradical intermediates ( ca. 6 ns). The long-lived ( mu s) ana-triplets that are observed by LFP of 1 and 2 are formed ( predominantly) by reexcitation of the biradicals and ana-quinones, which appear during the laser pulse. The reverse reaction, ana -> trans, proceeds exclusively from the lowest pi, pi* singlet state of the ana-quinones.
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