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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry letters2024

When a Twist Makes a Difference: Exploring PCET and ESIPT on a Nonplanar Hydrogen-Bonded Donor-Acceptor System.

Emmanuel Odella, Jonathan H Fetherolf, Maxim Secor, Lydia DiPaola, Rodrigo E Dominguez, Edwin J Gonzalez, Anton Y Khmelnitskiy, Gerdenis Kodis, Thomas L Groy, Thomas A Moore and 2 more

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12 authors.

Emmanuel OdellaSchool of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7021-400X
Jonathan H FetherolfDepartment of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6470-1461
Maxim SecorDepartment of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2569-2384
Lydia DiPaolaSchool of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States.
Rodrigo E DominguezSchool of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States.
Edwin J GonzalezSchool of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States.
Anton Y KhmelnitskiySchool of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States.
Gerdenis KodisSchool of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States.
Thomas L GroySchool of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States.
Thomas A MooreSchool of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1577-7117
Sharon Hammes-SchifferDepartment of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3782-6995
Ana L MooreSchool of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6653-9506

Funding

Coupled Protons and Electrons in Biological SystemsR35GM139449 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI HAMMES-SCHIFFER, SHARON · 2021 to 2025
$2.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM139449
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioinspired benzimidazole-phenol constructs with an intramolecular hydrogen bond connecting the phenol and the benzimidazole have been synthesized to study both proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) and excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) processes. Strategic incorporation of a methyl group disrupts the coplanarity between the aromatic units, causing a pronounced twist, weakening the intramolecular hydrogen bond, decreasing the phenol redox potential, reducing the chemical reversibility, and quenching the fluorescence emission. Infrared spectroelectrochemistry and transient absorption spectroscopy confirm the formation of the oxidized product upon PCET and probe excited-state relaxation mechanisms, respectively. Density functional theory calculations of redox potentials corroborate the experimental findings. Additionally, time-dependent density functional theory calculations uncover the fluorescence quenching mechanism, showing that the nonradiative twisted intramolecular charge transfer state responsible for fluorescence quenching is more energetically favorable in the methyl-substituted system. Incorporating groups causing steric hindrance expands the design of biomimetic systems capable of performing both PCET and ESIPT.

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PMCPMC11587801

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