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Mihaela Iuliana Avadanei1, Ovidiu Gabriel Avadanei2, Dana Ortansa Dorohoi2
1Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Gr. Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania.
Abstract:
Three derivatives of benzo-[f]-quinolinium ylids, which all underwent an intermolecular charge transfer process, were used as solvatochromic indicators to study the specific solvent-solute interactions in binary mixtures of protic-aprotic solvents with different molar ratios. The microenvironment around the solute molecules was observed via electronic absorption spectroscopy and was analyzed by employing solvation models and quantum chemical calculations. The spectral analysis suggested that the solute was preferentially solvated by the polar protic solvent, indicating a lack of synergy between the two solvents. The solvation microsphere was progressively occupied by the protic solvent, on the basis of specific solute-solvent interactions. By modeling the 1:2 (solute-coordinating solvent) complexes with explicit solvents, the binding energy for complex formation was estimated.
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