Journal of Photosciences

The Fluorescence Behavior of the Responsive Macrocycle by Aromatic Imine Molecules

Volume 11(2004), 71-74 page

ÀúÀÚ: Chang-Shik Choi, Ki-Seok Jeon and Ki-Hwan Lee

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Keywords: macrocycle L  aromatic imine molecule  fluorescence behavior  transient emission decay curve  fluorescent pH titration  substituent constant


The macrocycle L exhibited a switch on-off behavior through the fluorescent responses by aromatic imine molecule 1 (X=H) / trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). In the ¡°switch on¡± state, it was supposed that the aromatic imine molecule 1 is in the cavity of macrocycle L and a photoinduced electron transfer (PET) from the nitrogen of azacrown part to the anthryl group is inhibited by the interaction between the aromatic imine molecule 1 and the azacrown part of macrocycle L. In the ¡°switch off¡± state, it was supposed that the protonated imine molecule 1 is induced by the continuous addition of TFA and a repulsion between the protonated azacrown part and the protonated imine molecule 1 is occurred. It was considered that this process induces the intermolecular PET from the protonated imine molecule 1 to the anthryl group of macrocycle L because of a proximity effect between the anthryl group and the protonated imine molecule 1. From the investigation of the transient emission decay curve, the macrocycle L showed three components (3.45 ns (79.72%), 0.61 ns (14.53%), and 0.10 ns (5.75%)). When the imine molecule 1 was added in the macrocycle L as molar ratio=1:1, the first main component showed a little longer lifetime as 3.68 ns (82.75%) although the other two components were similar as 0.64 ns (14.28%) and 0.08 ns (2.96%). On the contrary, when the imine molecule 3 (X=Cl) was added in the macrocycle L as molar ratio=1:1, all the three components were decreased such as 3.27 ns (69.83%), 0.44 ns (13.24%), and 0.06 ns (16.93%). The fluorescent pH titration of macrocycle L was carried out from pH=3 to pH=9. The macrocycle L and Cu2+- macrocycle L complex were intersected at about pH=5, while the Eu3+-macrocycle L complex was intersected at about pH=5.5. In addtion, we investigated the fluorescence change of macrocycle L as a function of the substituent constant (¥òp o) showing in the para-substituent with electron withdrawing groups (X=F, Cl) and electron donating groups (X= CH3, OCH3, N(CH3)2), respectively, as well as non-substituent (X=H).