Photophysics and photochemistry of porphyrin core PAMAM dendrimers. Excited states interaction with quinones

Quenching of excited states of the meso-substituted tetraphenyl porphyrins with PAMAM branches, and one with PAMAM generation 1 peripherally-modified with thiazole groups by p-benzoquinones, were studied in DMF solution. Fluorescence lifetime measurements evidence a static component in the quenching...

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Autores: Militello, María Paula, Arbeloa, Ernesto Maximiliano, Hernández Ramírez, Raquel E., Lijanova, Irina Victorovna, Montejano, Hernan Alfredo, Previtali, Carlos Mario, Bertolotti, Sonia Graciela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/114024
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/114024
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:LASER FLASH PHOTOLYSIS
PAMAM DENDRIMERS
PORPHYRIN-BASED DENDRIMERS
QUINONES
TRIPLET QUENCHING
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:Quenching of excited states of the meso-substituted tetraphenyl porphyrins with PAMAM branches, and one with PAMAM generation 1 peripherally-modified with thiazole groups by p-benzoquinones, were studied in DMF solution. Fluorescence lifetime measurements evidence a static component in the quenching process. The dynamic quenching rate constants were close to the diffusional limit except for the case of duroquinone. Apparent association constants of the porphyrin compounds with the quinones were determined by comparison of static and dynamic measurements of fluorescence quenching. The ground state interaction is very weak with the exception of tetrachlorobenzoquinone. The triplet state decay kinetics and the transient absorption spectra in the presence of the quinones were determined by laser flash photolysis. Triplet quenching rate constants were lower than those of singlet quenching. An electron transfer mechanism was proposed to explain the results. The long-time transient absorption spectra were assigned to the radical cation of the dyes. Relative radical yields were determined and a dependence on the side chains and the quencher was observed.