Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010125
Keywords
cyanine; ESIPT; ICT; lifetime; local excited state; charge transfer state
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This study aimed to evaluate the fluorescence lifetime characteristics of newly developed NIR-emitting ESIPT dyes in a polar aprotic solvent. The results showed a two-component exponential decay in approximately 2-4 ns, which could be attributed to the excited keto tautomers. The probe structures significantly influenced both fluorescence lifetimes and fractional contributions of each component.
Molecular probes based on the excited-state intramolecular proton-transfer (ESIPT) mechanism have emerged to be attractive candidates for various applications. Although the steady-state fluorescence mechanisms of these ESIPT-based probes have been reported extensively, less information is available about the fluorescence lifetime characteristics of newly developed NIR-emitting dyes. In this study, four NIR-emitting ESIPT dyes with different cyanine terminal groups were investigated to evaluate their fluorescence lifetime characteristics in a polar aprotic solvent such as CH2Cl2. By using the time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC) method, these ESIPT-based dyes revealed a two-component exponential decay (tau(1) and tau(2)) in about 2-4 nanoseconds (ns). These two components could be related to the excited keto tautomers. With the aid of model compounds (5 and 6) and low-temperature fluorescence spectroscopy (at -189 celcius), this study identified the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) as one of the major factors that influenced the tau values. The results of this study also revealed that both fluorescence lifetimes and fractional contributions of each component were significantly affected by the probe structures.
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