Do fluorescence and transient absorption probe the same intramolecular charge transfer state of 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile?

T. Gustavsson, Pedro B. Coto, Luis Serrano‐Andrés, Takashige Fujiwara, Edward C. Lim

The Journal of Chemical Physics · 2009 · 53 citations · 16 references

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We present here the results of time-resolved absorption and emission experiments for 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile in solution, which suggest that the fluorescent intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) state may differ from the twisted ICT (TICT) state observed in transient absorption.

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