Quadrupolar transfer pathways

Solid-State Polarization-Transfer Experiments Involving Quadrupolar Nuclei

Historically, cross-polarization experiments [1,2] have been used to transfer spin coherence from abundant spins to a dilute spin system. Protons (*H) have been used almost exclusively as the source of strong nuclear polarization for cross-polarization experiments, although there have been some examples where other abundant nuclei have been used. Coupled with magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR [3],...

Dexter energy transfer pathways.

Energy transfer with an associated spin change of the donor and acceptor, Dexter energy transfer, is critically important in solar energy harvesting assemblies, damage protection schemes of photobiology, and organometallic opto-electronic materials. Dexter transfer between chemically linked donors and acceptors is bridge mediated, presenting an enticing analogy with bridge-mediated electron and...

Electron Transfer Pathways in Cell

Localized emitting state and energy transfer properties of quadrupolar chromophores and (multi)branched derivatives.

In order to better understand the nature of intramolecular charge and energy transfer in multibranched molecules, we have synthesized and studied the photophysical properties of a monomer quadrupolar chromophore with donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) electronic push-pull structure, together with its V-shaped dimer and star-shaped trimers. The comparison of steady-state absorption spectra and fluores...

Photoinduced symmetry-breaking intramolecular charge transfer in a quadrupolar pyridinium derivative.

We report here a joint experimental and theoretical study of a quadrupolar, two-branched pyridinium derivative of interest as a potential non-linear optical material. The spectral and photophysical behaviour of this symmetric system is greatly affected by the polarity of the medium. A very efficient photoinduced intramolecular charge transfer, surprisingly more efficient than in the dipolar asy...