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Dynamics of 4-benzylamino-7-nitrobenzofurazan in the 1-propanol/water binary solvent system. Evidence for
Sarah A Stevenson1, G J Blanchard
1Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1322, USA.
Abstract:
We report on the fluorescence lifetime and rotational diffusion dynamics of 4-benzylamino-7-nitrobenzofurazan (BBD) in a series of 1-propanol/water binary solvent systems. The fluorescence lifetime of BBD increases monotonically with increasing 1-propanol concentration. The rotational diffusion dynamics of BBD also vary with solution 1-propanol content, but this variation is not monotonic. Comparison of the BBD rotational diffusion time constant to solution viscosity and 1-propanol composition reveals the presence of a solution composition dependence of solvent-solute interactions, with a relative decrease in solvent-solute interaction strength for solvent system compositions where the 1-propanol/water azeotrope is known to exist. These data point collectively to the existence of microscopic heterogeneity in these binary solvent systems.
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