Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer in 2-(2′-Hydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole Derivatives

Hydrogen Bonding and Transfer in the Excited State

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 747-760

  Pang, Yi ^a   Chen, Weihua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid and base properties of chromophores in excited state; Excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT); Excited state intramolecular proton transfer in 2 (2 hydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole derivatives; Fluorescence intensity decreasing as temperature increases; Heteroatom at para position of phenol positive role in enhanced ESIPT process; Heteroatom substitution effect on ESIPT; Heteroatom substitution impact on optical characteristics of oxazole derivatives; Photophysical behavior of HBO derivatives substitution position on phenol fragment

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EID: 79952594755     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470669143.ch32     Document Type: Chapter

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