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Quenching of the triplet state of safranine-O by aliphatic amines in AOT reverse micelles studied by transient absorption spectroscopy

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The photophysics of Safranine-O (3,6-diamino-2,7-dimethyl-5 phenyl phenazinium chloride) (SfH+ Cl−) was investigated in reverse micelles (RMs) of AOT (sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate) with special emphasis on the triplet state processes. The triplet is formed in its monoprotonated form, independently of the pH of the water used to prepare the RMs. While the intersystem crossing quantum yields in RMs are similar to those in organic solvents, the triplet lifetime is much longer. Since the pH in the water pool of AOT RMs is close to 5 and the triplet state of the dye is subjected to proton quenching, the long lifetime indicates that the dye resides in a region where it cannot be reached by protons during its lifetime. All the measurements indicate that the dye is localized in the interface, sensing a medium of micropolarity similar to EtOH : water (3 : 1) mixtures. The quenching by aliphatic amines was also investigated. While the quenching by the hydrophobic tributylamine is similar to that in methanol, the hydro-soluble triethanolamine is one order of magnitude more effective in RMs than in homogeneous solution. In the latter case the quenching process is interpreted by a very fast intramicellar quenching, the overall kinetics being controlled by the exchange of amine molecules between RMs. Semireduced dye is formed in the quenching process in RMs in the di-protonated state with a comparable quantum yield to the monoprotonated state formed in homogeneous solvents. The results point to the advantage of the reverse micellar system for the generation of active radicals for the initiation of vinyl polymerization, since a much lower concentration of amine can be employed with similar quantum yields.

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Porcal, G.V., Chesta, C.A., Biasutti, M.A. et al. Quenching of the triplet state of safranine-O by aliphatic amines in AOT reverse micelles studied by transient absorption spectroscopy. Photochem Photobiol Sci 11, 302–308 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1039/c1pp05252g

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