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Asymmetric double proton transfer of excited 1:1 7-Azaindole/Alcohol complexes with anomalously large and temperature-independent kinetic isotope effects

  • Oh Hoon Kwon
  • , Young Shin Lee
  • , Han Jung Park
  • , Yongho Kim
  • , Du Jeon Jang

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Abstract

Bridging alcohols, tunneling protons: The intrinsic proton-transfer dynamics of cyclic H-bonded 1:1 7-azaindole/alcohol complexes in n-alkanes has been investigated at the lowest-lying excited singlet state with variation of alcohol, solvent, isotope, and temperature by using static and time-resolved spectroscopy. The proton transfer occurs asymmetrically, and the rate is governed by tunneling although it is assisted by heavy-atom motions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5792-5796
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume43
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Nov 2004

Keywords

  • Hydrogen bonds
  • Kinetic isotope effects
  • N-heterocycles
  • Proton transfer
  • Time-resolved spectroscopy

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