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Shoji Ishizaka

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Structural, redox, and photophysical studies of the tetra(pyridyl)porphyrin complex containing four (2,2'-bipyridine)(2,2':6',2"-terpyridine)ruthenium(II) groups.

New hybrid complexes of polypyridyl ruthenium and pyridylporphyrins have been prepared by the coordination of pyridyl nitrogens to the ruthenium centers. A 1:4 hybrid complex, [{Ru(bpy)(trpy)}4(mu4-H2Py4P)]8+ ([1]8+) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; trpy = 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine; H2Py4P = 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyridyl)porphyrin), has been characterized by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction method. A 1:1 complex, [{Ru(bpy)(trpy)}(H2PyT3P)]2+ ([2]2+) (H2PyT3P = 5-(4-pyridyl)tritolylporphyrin) has also been prepared. The Soret band of the porphyrin ring shifts to longer wavelength with some broadening, the extent of the shift being larger for [1]8+. Cyclic voltammograms of the two complexes show simple overlap of the component redox waves. The complexes are weakly emissive at room temperature, which becomes stronger at lower temperatures. While [1]8+ at >140 K and [2]2+ at 77-280 K show only porphyrin fluorescence, [1]8+ at <140 K shows ruthenium and porphyrin phosphorescence, in addition to the porphyrin fluorescence.

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A thermodynamic study on the complexation between riboflavin and a diaminotriazine derivative mediated by triple hydrogen bonds at water/oil interfaces.

The changes in Gibbs free energy (DeltaG (int)), enthalpy (DeltaH (int)) and entropy (TDeltaS (int)) upon complexation between riboflavin (RF) and N,N-dioctadecyl-[1,3,5]triazine-2,4,6-triamine (DTT), mediated by triple hydrogen bonds at water/carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethylene and chloroform interfaces, were determined via temperature-controlled interfacial tension measurements. It was shown that hydrogen bonding interactions between RF and DTT were best characterized by large and negative DeltaH (int) values, unlike those predicted from either the polarity in each phase or the arithmetic average of the polarities in the two phases. Furthermore, the DeltaH (int) values became more positive as the dielectric constant of the oil phase was increased. These results strongly indicate that DeltaH (int) is governed by the dielectric properties of the oil phase. Adsorption of RF, DTT and the RF-DTT complex at the water/oil interface gave rise to restrictions on the translational and rotational motions of these species, as demonstrated by the DeltaS (int) values observed, which is another characteristic of interfacial complexation. The thermodynamic parameters evaluated in the present study revealed the characteristic complexation behavior that occurs at a water/oil interface, as mediated by hydrogen bonding.

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Luminescence ranging from red to blue: a series of copper(I)-halide complexes having rhombic {Cu2(mu-X)2} (X = Br and I) units with N-heteroaromatic ligands.

A series of Cu(I) complexes formulated as [Cu(2)(mu-X)(2)(PPh(3))(L)(n)] were prepared with various mono- and bidentate N-heteroaromatic ligands (X = Br, I; L = 4,4'-bipyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine, 1,5-naphthyridine, 1,6-naphthyridine, quinazoline, N,N-dimethyl-4-aminopyridine, 3-benzoylpyridine, 4-benzoylpyridine; n = 1, 2). Single-crystal structure analyses revealed that all the complexes have planar {Cu(2)X(2)} units. Whereas those with monodentate N-heteroaromatic ligands afforded discrete dinuclear complexes, bidentate ligands formed infinite chain complexes with the ligands bridging the dimeric units. The long Cu...Cu distances (2.872-3.303 A) observed in these complexes indicated no substantial interaction between the two Cu(I) ions. The complexes showed strong emission at room temperature as well as at 80 K in the solid state. The emission spectra and lifetimes in the microsecond range were measured at room temperature and at 80 K. The emissions of the complexes varied from red to blue by the systematic selection of the N-heteroaromatic ligands (lambda(em)(max): 450 nm (L = N,N-dimethyl-4-aminopyridine) to 707 nm (L = pyrazine)), and were assigned to metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) excited states with some mixing of the halide-to-ligand (XL) CT characters. The emission energies were successfully correlated with the reduction potentials of the coordinated N-heteroaromatic ligands, which were estimated by applying a simple modification based on the calculated stabilization energies of the ligands by protonation.

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Laser-induced liquid-to-droplet extraction of chlorophenol: photothermal phase separation of aqueous triethylamine solutions.

Thermal phase separation of aqueous triethylamine (TEA) solutions (TEA wt % = 6.5-6.7 in H2O) was induced by irradiating a focused 1064-nm laser beam (spot size approximately 1 mum) under an optical microscope, and this produced a single micrometer-sized TEA droplet as demonstrated by in situ Raman microspectroscopy. Since H2O absorbs 1064-nm light, heat is generated at the focal spot of the incident laser beam, giving rise to photothermal phase separation of the aqueous TEA solution. The TEA droplet produced by phase separation was trapped simultaneously by the incident laser beam. In the presence of p-chlorophenol (CP) in an aqueous TEA solution, laser-induced photothermal phase separation and simultaneous TEA droplet formation brought about extraction/concentration of CP from the surrounding solution phase to the TEA droplet (approximately 15-mum diameter and 1.7-pL volume). Raman microspectroscopy demonstrated that the distribution coefficient of CP (KD) between the solution phase and the single TEA droplet was KD(drop) = approximately 21, while that in a bulk TEA/H2O system was KD(bulk) = 4.7. The larger KD(drop) value as compared to KD(bulk) was discussed in terms of radiation pressure exerted on CP in the TEA droplet.

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Temperature dependent emission of hexarhenium(III) clusters [Re6(mu3-S)8X6]4- (X = Cl-, Br-, and I-): analysis by four excited triplet-state sublevels.

Temperature (T) dependences of the emission spectra and lifetimes of hexarhenium(III) clusters, [Re6(mu3-S)8X6]4- (X = Cl-, Br-, and I-), in the crystalline phase were studied in detail. An increase in T from 30 to 70 K resulted in a red-shift of the emission spectrum of the cluster, while an increase in T above 70 K gave rise to a gradual blue-shift of the spectrum. On the other hand, the emission lifetime of the cluster decreased sharply from 30-40 to 13-20 micros on going from 30 to 60 K, while that decreased gradually above 60 K: 5-6 micros at 290 K. Such emission behaviors of [Re6(mu3-S)8X6]4- were observed irrespective of X. The results were then analyzed by assuming the contributions of the emissions from the lowest-energy excited triplet-state sublevels. The present study demonstrated that the characteristic T dependent emission spectra and lifetimes of [Re6(mu3-S)8X6]4- were explained reasonably by a single context of the contributions of the emissions from four excited triplet-state sublevels.

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Molecular probe for a fluorous medium: long-lived phosphorescence of alpha-diketones in perfluoromethylcyclohexane at room temperature.

We found that alpha-diketones (2,3-butanedione (BD) and 1-phenyl-1,2-propanedione (PPD)) were very suitable luminescence probes for studying the properties of a perfluorinated solvent (i.e., fluorous solvent; perfluoromethylcyclohexane (PFMC)), since these compounds were soluble in PFMC and showed long-lived phosphorescence even at room temperature. The phosphorescence lifetime (tau(p)) of BD in PFMC (650 micros) was much longer than that in cyclohexane (CH, 270 micros). The longer tau(p) value of BD in PFMC was ascribed to the variation of the intersystem crossing rate constant (k(isc)) from the excited triplet state (T1) to the ground state (S0) with the solvent. Some possible reasons for the change in k(isc) were discussed in terms of solute-solvent interactions. Furthermore, by utilizing phosphorescence quenching of BD by pyrene, we, determined a rate constant of the diffusion-controlled reaction in PFMC. Characteristic behaviors of mixing/separation processes between PFMC and a common organic solvent observed by Schlieren photographs were also reported.

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A spectroscopic and photophysical study on molecular recognition via hydrogen-bonding and pi-pi stacking interactions.

Spectroscopic and photophysical properties of a Kemp's tricarboxylic acid derivative having an anthracene chromophore (I) upon recognition of 9-butyladenine (BA) in chloroform were studied in detail. Molecular recognition of BA by I via hydrogen-bonding and pi-pi stacking interactions were sensed successfully on the basis of absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies, by which the binding constant of the I:BA complex was determined to be 240 M(-1). The fluorescence quantum yield and lifetime of I in the absence of BA were 0.24 and 5.6 ns, respectively, while those in the presence of an enough amount of BA increased to 0.35 and 13 ns, respectively. These values demonstrated that the nonradiative decay rate constant of I decreased from 13.6 x 10(7) to 5.0 x 10(7) s(-1) upon binding with BA. Such changes in the photophysical properties of I before and after complexation with BA were discussed in terms of hydrogen-bonding and pi-pi stacking interactions between I and BA. In particular, intramolecular hydrogen-bonding between the amide and imide groups in was shown to play important roles in determining the photophysical characteristics of I before complexation, while intermolecular hydrogen-bonding between I and BA governed the excited-state properties of the I:BA complex. The change in the hydrodynamic diameter of I before and after complexation with BA was also discussed on the basis of the results by fluorescence dynamic anisotropy measurements.

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Time-resolved total internal reflection fluorescence study on hybridization of complementary single-stranded DNAs at a water/oil interface.

Hybridization of complementary single-stranded DNAs (ssDNA) at a water/CCl4 interface was studied on the basis of picosecond total internal reflection fluorescence spectroscopy. Complementary ssDNAs dissolved in water were shown to produce the relevant double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) at a water/CCl4 interface in the presence of octadecylamine (ODA) in the oil phase, while hybridization between ssDNAs did not proceed in the water phase, as demonstrated by the fluorescence dynamics of ethidium bromide as a probe for the DNA structure. The structures of dsDNA and the roles of ODA in hybridization of ssDNA at the interface were discussed.

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Photoinduced redox cycle of riboflavin at a water/oil interface.

A photoinduced redox reaction cycle of Riboflavin (RF) at a water/CCl4 interface was studied directly by means of both steady-state and time-resolved total internal reflection (TIR) fluorescence spectroscopies. The TIR fluorescence spectrum of RF observed at the water/CCl4 interface with the maximum wavelength of 517 nm was assigned to the pi-pi* transition from the excited singlet-state of the isoalloxazine chromophore in RF. Upon prolonged laser irradiation (400 nm) in the presence of N,N-dioctadecyl-[1,3,5]triazine-2,4,6-triamine (DTT) as a guest for RF in the CCl4 phase, on the other hand, a new TIR fluorescence band appeared at around 480 nm. Furthermore, the fluorescence intensity at around 480 nm increased in the presence of acetic acid in the water phase. Detailed studies demonstrated that the new fluorescence band should be ascribed to 1,5-dihydoroflavin (RFH2). The present results indicated that RFH2 was produced through the photoreaction of the RF-DTT hydrogen-bonded complex formed at the water/CCl4 interface, whose reaction mechanisms were discussed on the basis of the results observed by fluorescence spectra/dynamics measurements under the TIR conditions as well as by transient absorption spectroscopy.

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Direct observation of molecular recognition mediated by triple hydrogen bonds at a water/oil interface: time-resolved total internal reflection fluorometry study.

Molecular recognition mediated by hydrogen-bonding interactions at a water/CCl(4) interface was investigated directly by means of time-resolved total internal reflection (TIR) fluorescence spectroscopy. The TIR fluorescence decay profile of riboflavin (RF) in the absence of a guest in the CCl(4) phase was fitted satisfactorily by a single-exponential function. In the presence of N,N-dioctadecyl-[1,3,5]triazine-2,4,6-triamine (DTT) as a guest in the CCl(4) phase, on the other hand, the fluorescence decay profiles were best fitted by double-exponential functions with the relevant amplitude (A(i)) being varied with the concentration of DTT. Furthermore, the rotational reorientation time of RF at the interface determined by fluorescence dynamic anisotropy was 210 ps in the absence of DTT, while fast (160-220 ps) and slow (670-750 ps) rotational reorientation times were observed in the presence of DTT. This slow rotational reorientation time was shown to ascribe to that of the RF-DDT complex formed at the water/CCl(4) interface. These results indicate that molecular recognition mediated by complementary hydrogen bonding takes place effectively at the water/CCl(4) interface, which was observed directly by both fluorescence dynamics and fluorescence dynamic anisotropy measurements under the TIR conditions.

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Preparation, structures, and redox and emission characteristics of the isothiocyanate complexes of hexarhenium(III) clusters [Re6(mu3-E)8(NCS)6]4- (E = S, Se).

Hexarhenium(III) complexes with terminal isothiocyanate ligands, [(n-C(4)H(9))(4)N](4)[Re(6)(mu(3)-S)(8)(NCS)(6)] (1) and (L)(4)[Re(6)(mu(3)-Se)(8)(NCS)(6)] (L(+) = PPN(+) (2a), (n-C(4)H(9))(4)N(+) (2b)), have been prepared by three different methods. Complex 1 was prepared by the reaction of [(n-C(4)H(9))(4)N](4)[Re(6)(mu(3)-S)(8)Cl(6)] with molten KSCN at 200 degrees C, while 2b was obtained by refluxing the chlorobenzene-DMF (2:1 v/v) solution of [Re(6)(mu(3)-Se)(8)(CH(3)CN)(6)](SbF(6))(2) and [(n-C(4)H(9))(4)N]SCN. The [Re(6)(mu(3)-Se)(8)(NCS)(6)](4)(-) anion was also obtained from a mixture of Cs(2)[Re(6)(mu(3)-Se)(8)Br(4)] and KSCN in C(2)H(5)OH by a mechanochemical activation at room temperature for 20 h and isolated as 2a. The X-ray structures of 1 and 2a.4DMF have been determined (1, C(70)H(144)N(10)S(14)Re(6), monoclinic, space group P2(1)/n (No. 14), a = 14.464(7) A, b = 22.059(6) A, c = 16.642(8) A, beta = 113.62(3) degrees, V = 4864(3) A(3), Z = 2; 2a.4DMF, C(162)H(144)N(14)O(4)P(8)S(6)Se(8)Re(6), triclinic, space group P1 (No. 2), a = 15.263(2) A, b = 16.429(2) A, c = 17.111(3) A, alpha = 84.07(1) degrees, beta = 84.95(1) degrees, gamma = 74.21(1) degrees, V = 4098.3(8) A(3), Z = 1). All the NCS(-) ligands in both complexes are coordinated to the metal center via nitrogen site with the Re-N distances in the range of 2.07-2.13 A. The redox potentials of the reversible Re(III)(6)/Re(III)(5)Re(IV) process in acetonitrile are +0.84 and +0.70 V vs. Ag/AgCl for [Re(6)(mu(3)-S)(8)(NCS)(6)](4)(-) and [Re(6)(mu(3)-Se)(8)(NCS)(6)](4)(-), respectively, which are the most positive among the known hexarhenium complexes with six terminal anionic ligands. The complexes show strong red luminescence with the emission maxima (lambda(max)/nm), lifetimes (tau(em)/micros), and quantum yields (phi(em)) being 745 and 715, 10.4 and 11.8, and 0.091 and 0.15 for 1 and 2b, respectively, in acetonitrile. The data reasonably well fit in the energy-gap plots of other hexarhenium(III) complexes. The temperature dependence of the emission spectra and tau(em) of 1 and [(n-C(4)H(9))(4)N](4)[Re(6)(mu(3)-S)(8)Cl(6)] are also reported.

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