Unexpected longer T<sub>1</sub> lifetime of 6-sulfur guanine than 6-selenium guanine: the solvent effect of hydrogen bonds to brake the triplet decay
Shaoting Liu, Yuhsuan Lee, Lingfang Chen, Jingheng Deng, Tongmei Ma, Mario Barbatti, Shuming Bai
Abstract
lifetime of 6tGua in an aqueous solution. This insight emphasizes the role of solvents in modulating the excited state dynamics and the efficiency of photosensitizers, particularly in aqueous environments.
Topics & Concepts
GuanineChemistrySeleniumSulfurHydrogen bondSolventAqueous solutionPhotochemistryHydrogenActivation energySolvent effectsOrganic chemistryMoleculeNucleotideBiochemistryGeneDNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryChemical Reaction MechanismsSulfur Compounds in Biology