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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Substituent-induced coupling of the two lowest excited singlet states of 2-methoxy-derivatives of 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)- and 4-(N-methylamino)benzonitrileDedicated to Professor Dr Z. R. Grabowski and Professor Dr J. Wirz on the occasions of their 75th and 60th birthdays.

Norbert DetzerAnnette RotheKrystyna RotkiewiczWolfgang Rettig

subject

Dual fluorescenceCoupling (electronics)chemistry.chemical_compoundBenzonitrilechemistryExcited stateSubstituentGeneral Physics and AstronomyPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryPhotochemistryMedicinal chemistryExcited singlet

description

The title compounds both exhibit strong features of interaction of their two lowest excited states, but only one of them, the dimethylamino derivative, exhibits dual fluorescence. This is a direct indication that state interaction and dual fluorescence are not directly related.

https://doi.org/10.1039/b207811b