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Photoinduced processes in protonated tryptamine.

H Kang1, C Jouvet, C Dedonder-Lardeux

  • 1Laboratoire de Photophysique Moléculaire du CNRS, Bâtiment 210, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France.

The Journal of Chemical Physics
|April 20, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Protonated tryptamine ions undergo rapid electronic excited state decay within 250 femtoseconds. Competing dissociation pathways, including hydrogen-atom loss, were identified using photoinduced dissociation techniques.

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Area of Science:

  • Physical Chemistry
  • Chemical Physics
  • Spectroscopy

Background:

  • Protonated tryptamine ions are relevant in biological and chemical systems.
  • Understanding excited state dynamics is crucial for predicting ion behavior and reactivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the ultrafast electronic excited state dynamics of protonated tryptamine ions.
  • To elucidate the primary photochemical processes and fragmentation pathways.

Main Methods:

  • Femtosecond time-resolved photoinduced dissociation spectroscopy.
  • Time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations.

Main Results:

  • The initially excited state decays rapidly (<250 fs).

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  • Two competing dissociation channels were observed: hydrogen-atom loss and internal conversion.
  • TD-DFT revealed a crossing between excited states (πσ* and ππ*) and the ground state (S0), triggering fragmentation.
  • Both primary pathways exhibit similar quantum yields (~50%).

    • Conclusions:

    • The study elucidates the ultrafast dynamics and competing fragmentation mechanisms of protonated tryptamine ions.
    • Femtosecond pump/probe data clearly distinguishes the two primary reaction paths.
    • The findings provide insights into the photochemical reactivity of protonated tryptamine.