Properties of the Triplet State of Coumarin Substituted Compounds

Abstract

The absorption spectra of the triplet excited state of coumarin sensitizers are investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The most intense triplet-triplet (TT) absorption bands are determined. The experimental spectra of the T-T absorption are compared with the theoretical T-T transitions. The phosphorescence spectra of five compounds are measured at a temperature of 77 K. The quantum phosphorescence yield is determined by the method of comparison with an etalon (8-methoxypsoralen). The phosphorescence lifetime is determined for the examined molecules at a temperature of 77 K. For 3,4-phenyl-4',5'-cyclohexylpsoralen, 4'-methyl-3,4-cycloheptylpsoralen, and 4'5'-dimethyl-3,4-cyclohexylpsoralen compounds, this time is equal to 1.1, 1.25, and 2.5 s, respectively. The main energy deactivation channel for all examined compounds is the phosphorescence. The positions of the lower excited triplet states, calculated by the quantum-chemical method of intermediate neglect of differential overlap with spectroscopic parameterization (INDO/S), are confirmed by the available experimental data.