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Direct Comparison of Hyperspectral Stimulated Raman Scattering and Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Microscopy for Chemical Imaging
Published on: April 28, 2022
Anti-Stokes Shift Induced by Photoinduced Intramolecular Proton Transfer in a Covalently Linked
Xulin Lu1, Aijun Song1, Xian-Fu Zhang2
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China.
Abstract:
We have synthesized and characterized two covalently linked proton donor-acceptor supramolecular compounds: phthalocyanine-phenothiazine. These compounds exhibit an unexpected anti-Stokes shift. To elucidate the underlying mechanism, we investigated their UV-vis absorption spectra, steady-state fluorescence excitation and emission spectra, as well as time-resolved fluorescence decays in various solvents. The results reveal that intramolecular excited-state proton transfer gives rise to a higher-energy excited species, accounting for the observed anti-Stokes shift.
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