Anomalous proton transfer of a photoacid HPTS in nonaqueous reverse micelles
Taehyung Jang, Sebok Lee, Yoonsoo Pang
Abstract
Excited-state proton transfer of a photoacid HPTS becomes solvent-independent in small methanol - and water-in-oil reverse micelles. We attribute anomalous proton transfers from the bulk solutions to the limited solvation dynamics inside the micelles.
Topics & Concepts
MicelleProtonChemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryNuclear physicsAqueous solutionPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistrySpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies