Abstract
We report the photophysical and electrochemical properties of phenol-pyrrolidino[60]fullerenes 1 and 2, in which the phenol hydroxyl group is ortho and para to the pyrrolidino group, respectively, as well as those of a phenyl-pyrrolidino[60]fullerene model compound, 3. For the ortho analog 1, the presence of an intramolecular hydrogen bond is supported by 1H NMR and FTIR characterization. The redox potential of the phenoxyl radical-phenol couple in this architecture is 240 mV lower than that observed in the associated para compound 2. Further, the C60 excited-state lifetime of the hydrogen-bonded compound 1 in benzonitrile is 260 ps, while the corresponding lifetime for 2 is identical to that of the model compound 3 at 1.34 ns. Addition of excess organic acid to a benzonitrile solution of 1 gives rise to a new species, 4, with an excited-state lifetime of 1.40 ns. In nonpolar aprotic solvents such as toluene, all three compounds have a C60 excited-state lifetime of ∼1 ns. These results suggest that the presence of an intramolecular H-bond in 1 poises the potential of phenoxyl radical-phenol redox couple at a value that it is thermodynamically capable of reducing the photoexcited fullerene. This is not the case for the para analog 2 nor is it the case for the protonated species 4. This work illustrates that in addition to being used as light activated electron acceptors, pyrrolidino fullerenes are also capable of acting as built-in proton-accepting units that influence the potential of an attached donor when organized in an appropriate molecular design.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1018-1025 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 1 2012 |
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Optical and electrochemical properties of hydrogen-bonded phenol-pyrrolidino[60]fullerenes. / Moore, Gary F.; Megiatto, Jackson D.; Hambourger, Michael; Gervaldo, Miguel; Kodis, Gerdenis; Moore, Thomas A; Gust, John Devens; Moore, Ana L.
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T1 - Optical and electrochemical properties of hydrogen-bonded phenol-pyrrolidino[60]fullerenes
AU - Moore, Gary F.
AU - Megiatto, Jackson D.
AU - Hambourger, Michael
AU - Gervaldo, Miguel
AU - Kodis, Gerdenis
AU - Moore, Thomas A
AU - Gust, John Devens
AU - Moore, Ana L
PY - 2012/6/1
Y1 - 2012/6/1
N2 - We report the photophysical and electrochemical properties of phenol-pyrrolidino[60]fullerenes 1 and 2, in which the phenol hydroxyl group is ortho and para to the pyrrolidino group, respectively, as well as those of a phenyl-pyrrolidino[60]fullerene model compound, 3. For the ortho analog 1, the presence of an intramolecular hydrogen bond is supported by 1H NMR and FTIR characterization. The redox potential of the phenoxyl radical-phenol couple in this architecture is 240 mV lower than that observed in the associated para compound 2. Further, the C60 excited-state lifetime of the hydrogen-bonded compound 1 in benzonitrile is 260 ps, while the corresponding lifetime for 2 is identical to that of the model compound 3 at 1.34 ns. Addition of excess organic acid to a benzonitrile solution of 1 gives rise to a new species, 4, with an excited-state lifetime of 1.40 ns. In nonpolar aprotic solvents such as toluene, all three compounds have a C60 excited-state lifetime of ∼1 ns. These results suggest that the presence of an intramolecular H-bond in 1 poises the potential of phenoxyl radical-phenol redox couple at a value that it is thermodynamically capable of reducing the photoexcited fullerene. This is not the case for the para analog 2 nor is it the case for the protonated species 4. This work illustrates that in addition to being used as light activated electron acceptors, pyrrolidino fullerenes are also capable of acting as built-in proton-accepting units that influence the potential of an attached donor when organized in an appropriate molecular design.
AB - We report the photophysical and electrochemical properties of phenol-pyrrolidino[60]fullerenes 1 and 2, in which the phenol hydroxyl group is ortho and para to the pyrrolidino group, respectively, as well as those of a phenyl-pyrrolidino[60]fullerene model compound, 3. For the ortho analog 1, the presence of an intramolecular hydrogen bond is supported by 1H NMR and FTIR characterization. The redox potential of the phenoxyl radical-phenol couple in this architecture is 240 mV lower than that observed in the associated para compound 2. Further, the C60 excited-state lifetime of the hydrogen-bonded compound 1 in benzonitrile is 260 ps, while the corresponding lifetime for 2 is identical to that of the model compound 3 at 1.34 ns. Addition of excess organic acid to a benzonitrile solution of 1 gives rise to a new species, 4, with an excited-state lifetime of 1.40 ns. In nonpolar aprotic solvents such as toluene, all three compounds have a C60 excited-state lifetime of ∼1 ns. These results suggest that the presence of an intramolecular H-bond in 1 poises the potential of phenoxyl radical-phenol redox couple at a value that it is thermodynamically capable of reducing the photoexcited fullerene. This is not the case for the para analog 2 nor is it the case for the protonated species 4. This work illustrates that in addition to being used as light activated electron acceptors, pyrrolidino fullerenes are also capable of acting as built-in proton-accepting units that influence the potential of an attached donor when organized in an appropriate molecular design.
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U2 - 10.1039/c2pp05351a
DO - 10.1039/c2pp05351a
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JO - Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences
JF - Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences
SN - 1474-905X
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