The O-H Stretching Mode of a Prototypical Photoacid as a Local Dielectric Probe
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
MeSH Terms
Spectrum Analysis, Naphthols
Subject: LCSH
Naphthol, Spectrum analysis
Disciplines
Chemical Engineering | Chemistry
Abstract
We investigate the OH stretch vibrational frequency shifts of a prototype photoacid, 2-naphthol (2N), when dissolved in solvents of low polarity. We combine femtosecond mid-infrared spectroscopy and a theoretical model based on the Pullin–van der Zwan–Hynes perturbative approach to explore vibrational solvatochromic effects in the ground S0 and the first electronically excited 1Lb states. The model is parametrized using density functional theory (DFT), at the B3LYP/TZVP and TD-B3LYP/TZVP levels for the 2N chromophore in the S0 and 1Lb states, respectively. From the agreement between experiment and theory we conclude that vibrational solvatochromic effects are dominated by the instantaneous dielectric response of the solvent, while time-dependent nuclear rearrangements are of secondary importance.
DOI
10.1021/jp207642k
Repository Citation
Prémont-Schwarz, Mirabelle; Xiao, Dequan; Batista, Victor; and Nibbering, Erik T.J., "The O-H Stretching Mode of a Prototypical Photoacid as a Local Dielectric Probe" (2011). Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Faculty Publications. 17.
https://digitalcommons.newhaven.edu/chemicalengineering-facpubs/17
Publisher Citation
Prémont-Schwarz, M., Xiao, D., Batista, V. S., & Nibbering, E. T. J. (2011). The O-H Stretching Mode of a Prototypical Photoacid as a Local Dielectric Probe. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 115(38), 10511–10516. http://doi.org/10.1021/jp207642k
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