Thermodynamics and kinetics of protonated merocyanine photoacids in water
Cesare Berton, Daniel Maria Busiello, Stefano Zamuner, Euro Solari, Rosario Scopelliti, Farzaneh Fadaei‐Tirani, Kay Severin, Cristian Pezzato
Abstract
We rationalize the behaviour of protonated merocyanines in water through cross-validation of <sup>1</sup> H NMR, UV-Vis and pH measurements, and show their capability to act as reversible photoacids along light/dark cycles can be described by a four-state model.
Topics & Concepts
MerocyanineProtonationKineticsChemistryThermodynamicsPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryPhysicsIonQuantum mechanicsPhotochromismPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryFree Radicals and Antioxidants