Application of time-resolved linear dichroism spectroscopy: Relaxation of excited hexamethylbenzene/1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene charge-transfer complexes

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Arnold, BR [1 ]
Schill, AW [1 ]
Poliakov, PV [1 ]
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[1] Univ Maryland Baltimore Cty, Dept Chem & Biochem, Baltimore, MD 21250 USA
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10.1021/jp002753d
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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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The charge-transfer complex formed between hexamethylbenzene and 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene has been studied using time-resolved linear dichroism spectroscopy. These studies allowed the angle between the transition moment vectors for the absorptions of the ground-state charge-transfer complex and the product contact-radical ion pair to be measured. The results were compared with predictions based on the Mulliken two-state model acid an assumed structure of the ground-state complex. The comparison between the observed and predicted angles supports the notion that relaxation of the excited charge-transfer complex leads to a change in the complex geometry. The time dependence of the dichroism allows the average rotational diffusion time constant to be determined. For this complex in 1,2-dichloroethane at room temperature, tau (OR) = 75 ps. This value is comparable to what would be expected based on Debye-Stokes-Einstein diffusion theory at the stick boundary limit.
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