Abstract
A novel pyridinium salt based on dipicolinate, PM-1 was synthesized from the corresponding neutral chromophore and enhanced two-photon absorption activity was obtained. The two-photon absorption cross section value is 6.8 × 102 GM. PM-1 exhibits pronounced negative solvatochromism and possesses high absorption spectral sensitivities to pH and water content changes. PM-1 could be used as pH probe and to measure the water content, particularly for less than 10%, in common water miscible organic solvents such as THF, 1,4-dioxane, acetone and methanol.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 29-33 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry |
| Volume | 273 |
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| State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Dipicolinate
- Pyridinium salt
- Solvatochromism
- Two-photon absorption
- Water probe
- pH probe