scholarly journals Static Quenching of Ruthenium(II)-Polypyridyl Complexes by Gallic Acid and Quercetin in Aqueous and Micellar Media

Author(s):  
Daniel Sheeba ◽  
G. Allen Gnana Raj

The reactions of gallic acid and quercetin with the excited state Ru(II) complexes proceed through photoinduced electron transfer reaction in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and aqueous media at pH 11 and has been studied by luminescence quenching technique. The static nature of quenching is confirmed from the ground state absorption studies in both the media. The observed quenching rate constant (kq) values are sensitive to the nature of the ligand, medium and the structure of the quenchers. The electrostatic interaction of the cationic complexes with the anionic micelle reduces the kq values in SDS compared to that in aqueous medium.

1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 1247-1252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Luiz ◽  
María I. Gutiérrez ◽  
Graciela Bocco ◽  
Norman A. García

The influence of solvent polarity on the dye-sensitized photooxidation (singlet molecular oxygen (O2(1Δg)) mediated) of a series of para-substituted phenolates was studied. Kinetic evidence obtained shows that the overall and the pure chemical interactions, phenolate–O2(1Δg), depend on the solvent polarity in a different way. This is clearly reflected in the efficiency of O2(1Δg) photooxidation of the substrates: surprisingly, the photooxidation quantum yield increases as the overall quenching rate constant decreases. The substrate photooxidation quantum yields obtained ranged from 0.05 to 0.15, the upper limit corresponding to a moderately polar medium (a benzene–methanol mixture) and the lower to an aqueous medium. We conclude that a high solvent polarity favours only the obtainment of the encounter complex (O2(1Δg)–phenolate), whereas the reactive step is affected in much the same way as those processes where charges are neutralized along the reaction pathway. The results obtained are discussed in terms of a partly polar excited state complex between O2(1Δg) and the phenolates. The rate constant for the reactive pathway in both organic and aqueous media is correlated with the Hammet-type substituent constant R−.


Author(s):  
Prabal Boral ◽  
Atul K. Varma ◽  
Sudip Maity

AbstractFour coal samples from Jharia basin, India are treated with nitric acid in glacial acetic acid and aqueous media to find out the chemical, petrographic and spatial structure of the organic mass by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) techniques. X-ray parameters of coal like interlayer spacing (d002), crystallite size (Lc), aroamticity (fa), average number of aromatic layers (Nc), and coal rank (I26/I20) have been determined using profile-fitting software. Considerable variation is observed in treated coals in comparison to the demineralized coals. The d002 values of treated coals have increased in both the media showing increase in disordering of organic moieties. A linear relationship has been observed between d002 values with the volatile matter of the coals. Similarly, the d002 values show linear relationship with Cdmf contents for demineralized as well as for the treated coals in both the media. The Lc and Nc values have decreased in treated coals corresponding to demineralized coals. The present study shows that nitration in both the media is capable of removing the aliphatic side chains from the coals and aromaticity (fa) increases with increase in rank and shows a linear relationship with the vitrinite reflectance. The corresponding I26/I20 values are least for treated coals in glacial acetic acid medium followed by raw and then to treated coals in aqueous medium. FTIR studies show that coal arenes of the raw coals are converted into nitro-arenes in structurally modified coals (SMCs) in both the media, the corresponding bands at 1550–1490 and 1355–1315 cm−1 respectively. FTIR study confirms that nitration is the predominant phenomenon, though, oxidation and nitration phenomena takes place simultaneously during treatment with nitric acid to form SMCs. In comparison to raw coals, the SMCs show higher aromaticity and may be easily converted to coal derived products like activated carbon and specialty carbon materials.


1982 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 649-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Miyoshi ◽  
M. Ueda ◽  
K. Fuke ◽  
Y. Tanimoto ◽  
M. Itoh ◽  
...  

Singlet oxygen was generated by the photosensitization of erythrosine. The lifetime of singlet oxygen and the quenching rate constant for singlet oxygen by NaN3 were measured by a thermal lensing method in MeOH-H2O mixed solvents. The reciprocal of the lifetime increased linearly with the increase of the H2O mole fraction. Semi-log plot of the quenching constant against the reciprocal of the solvent polarity exhibited a linear relation. The quenching of the singlet oxygen by NaN3 may proceed through a partial charge-transfer intermediate. The activation energy for the quenching reaction of N3- + 1O2 →[N3·1O2-] increased with the increase of the solvent polarity. The lifetime was also measured in MeOH-ethyleneglycol mixed solvents, and its relation with viscosity was obtained


Photochem ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-522
Author(s):  
Paula V. Cordero ◽  
Darío D. Ferreyra ◽  
María E. Pérez ◽  
María G. Alvarez ◽  
Edgardo N. Durantini

Photocytotoxic activity sensitized by 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[4-(3-N,N-dimethylaminopropoxy)phenyl]chlorin (TAPC) was investigated in Candida albicans under different culture conditions. Planktonic cells incubated with 2.5 μM TAPC were eradicated after 5 min irradiation with white light. Studies in the presence of reactive oxygen species scavengers indicated the involvement of mainly a type II mechanism. Furthermore, cell growth of C. albicans was suppressed in the presence of 5 μM TAPC. A decrease in pseudohyphae survival of 5 log was found after 30 min irradiation. However, the photokilling of this virulence factor reached a 1.5 log reduction in human serum. The uptake of TAPC by pseudohyphae decreased in serum due to the interaction of TAPC with albumin. The binding constant of the TAPC-albumin complex was ~104 M−1, while the bimolecular quenching rate constant was ~1012 s−1 M−1, indicating that this process occurred through a static process. Thus, the photoinactivation of C. albicans was considerably decreased in the presence of albumin. A reduction of 2 log in cell survival was observed using 4.5% albumin and 30 min irradiation. The results allow optimizing the best conditions to inactivate C. albicans under different culture conditions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 129 (12) ◽  
pp. 1493
Author(s):  
И.М. Кисляков ◽  
И.М. Белоусова ◽  
В.М. Киселев ◽  
И.В. Багров ◽  
А.М. Стародубцев ◽  
...  

The processes of photoexcitation and energy transfer in an air-saturated solution of fullerene C60 in n-methylpyrrolidone are studied. With femtosecond laser pumping at a wavelength л(p) = 520 nm, transient absorption spectra were obtained in the range 470-750 nm. Broadband absorption is observed at л > 650 nm as a result of aggregation of fullerene molecules, characterized by a short decay time of the picosecond scale. The analysis of the time dependencies indicates the presence of several processes. Within the proposed interpretation, we state a remarkable reduction in the time of singlet-triplet intersystem crossing with an increase of nanocluster size while the rapid quenching of the singlet state varies only slightly. The quantum yield of the triplet state can therefore increase, reaching 0.14. The phosphorescence spectra of singlet oxygen with a maximum at л = 1276 nm were measured with LED excitation at various wavelengths in the range 370-625 nm. The lifetime and quenching rate constant of singlet oxygen in n-methylpyrrolidone are determined. The combined quantum yield of triplet fullerene and singlet oxygen in n-methylpyrrolidone is estimated as 0.74. The efficiency spectra of the singlet oxygen photosensibilization in the C60-(n-methylpyrrolidone)-oxygen system are obtained, indicating the increasing role of large nanoclusters in this process during aging of the solution.


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