EXCITED-STATE DYNAMICS OF JET-COOLED SUBSTITUTED INDOLES - THE ROLE OF POLAR INTERACTIONS IN 1LA-1LB STATE COUPLING

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DEMMER, DR [1 ]
LEACH, GW [1 ]
OUTHOUSE, EA [1 ]
HAGER, JW [1 ]
WALLACE, SC [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TORONTO,DEPT CHEM,TORONTO M5S 1A1,ONTARIO,CANADA
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10.1021/j100365a018
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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New evidence has been found for the participation of the 1La state in the excited-state dynamics of jet-cooled 2,3-dialkylindoles. Excited-state-lifetime measurements of 2,3-dimethylindole, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazole, and their deuterated analogues afford a clear view of the 1La-1Lb state coupling in these systems. Polar clusters of 2,3-dimethylindole are shown to exhibit fluorescence that can be attributed to a bound 1La state. The present observations made on clusters have direct parallels to phenomena observed in condensed-phase work and are discussed in terms of a model that unifies the disparate pictures of the excited states of indoles derived from condensed-phase data and previous jet-cooled experiments. © 1990 American Chemical Society.
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