Excited-State Proton-Transfer Kinetics in 1-Naphthol, 1-Naphthol-Sulfonates, and Organometallic Complexes

摘要

The dissociation of 1-naphthol in aqueous solution occurs so rapidly that the fluorescence from the neutral form, ROH, has been previously described as completely extinguished or hardly noticeable. Apparently nearly all of the fluorescence originates from the naphtholate ion. This paper reports on the proton-transfer characteristics of a series of 1-naphthol compounds, and also reports preliminary data on excited-state proton transfer in an organometallic complex of ruthenium. (ERA citation 05:035246)