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A M de la Pena1, F Salinas, M J Gomez
1Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Extremadura, 06071, Badajoz, Spain.
Abstract:
Room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) from 2-naphthyl-oxy-acetic acid (NOA) and 1-naphthyl-acetic acid (NAA), with stabilization by use of beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) as a host system, has been examined. 2-Bromoethanol and 2,3-dibromopropanol have been evaluated as external heavy atom perturbers to enhance the rate of intersystem crossing and, consequently, populating the triplet state for phosphorescence emission. The deoxygenation of the solutions was achieved chemically by use of sodium sulphite. The spectral characteristics of the phosphorescence emission from these relatively polar compounds and the optimization of the chemical variables involved are reported. The role of the bulkiness of the bromoalcohol employed, in comparison with the unoccupied space of the interior of the cyclodextrin cavity by the guest, is an important factor in the attainment of an effective RTP emission, and should be taken into account in the selection of the appropriate external heavy atom for the observation of RTP from other organic molecules of interest by this approach. 2,3-Dibromopropanol seems a more adequate bromoalcohol than 2-bromoethanol for the observation of RTP emission in the systems investigated.
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