Solvatochromism, Acidochromism and Photochromism of the 2,6-Bis(4-hydroxybenzylidene) Cyclohexanone Derivative
Mihaela Homocianu1, Diana Serbezeanu1, Vlad Bubulac Tachita1
1"Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A, Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania.
Abstract:
In this paper, we studied the photophysical behavior of 2,6-bis(4-hydroxybenzylidene) cyclohexanone (BZCH) under the influence of various stimuli. The photophysical properties were correlated with different solvent parameters, such as the Kamlet-Abraham-Taft (KAT), Catalán, and Laurence solvent scales, suggesting that the behavior of BZCH is influenced by both nonspecific and specific solvent-solute interactions. The Catalán solvent dipolarity/polarizability parameters were found to have a significant role in the solvatochromic behavior, which is also confirmed by the KAT and Laurence models. The acidochromism and photochromism properties of this sample in dimethylsulfoxide and chloroform solutions were also investigated. The compound showed reversible acidochromism after the addition of dilute NaOH/HCl solutions, accompanied by a change in color and the appearance of a new absorption band (514 nm). The photochemical behavior was also examined by irradiating BZCH solutions with both 254 and 365 nm light.
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