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| Preface | |
| List of Contributors | |
| Vibrational Dynamics of the Hydrogen Bonds in Nucleic Acid Base Pairs | |
| Introduction | |
| Hydrogen Bonding and Nonlinear Infrared Spectroscopy | |
| Correlated Vibrational Dynamics of an Adenine-Uracil Derivative in Solution | |
| Conclusion | |
| References | |
| Vibrational Energy Relaxation Dynamic... MORE | |
| Introduction | |
| IR Spectra of 2-Naphthol and Its H-Bonded Clusters in S1 State | |
| VER Dynamics of Bare 2-Naphthol | |
| VER Dynamics of H-Bonded Clusters of 2-Naphthol | |
| Comparison of the CisTrans Barrier Height between S0 and S1 | |
| Conclusion | |
| References | |
| The Hydrogen-Bond Basicity in the Excited State. Concept and Applications | |
| Introduction | |
| Experiment | |
| Result and Discussion | |
| Absorption and Fluorescence Spectra of the Complexed Species | |
| Hydrogen-Bond Basicity of the Ground and Singlet Excited State | |
| Reaction Rate of Hydrogen-Bonded Complex Formation In Excited State | |
| Solvatochromism of DMAP and Its Singly Complexed Derivative: Estimation of the Dipole Moment of A Singlet Excited Complexes | |
| Triplet State Properties of the Complexed Species | |
| Summary | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Solute–Solvent Hydrogen Bond Formation in the Excited State. Experimental and theoretical Evidences | |
| Introduction | |
| The Prerequisite Conditions for Hydrogen Bond Formation | |
| Diagnosis Criteria and Quantitative Treatment of the Hydrogen Bonds | |
| Design of the Experiments | |
| Theoretical Modelling of the H Bonds | |
| Conclusions | |
| References | |
| Electronic Excited State Structures and Properties of Hydrated Dna Bases and Base Pairs | |
| Introduction | |
| Ground State Structures of Nucleic Acid Bases and Base Pairs | |
| Excited State Structures of Nucleic Acid Bases | |
| Excited States of Base Pairs | |
| Excited State Dynamics and Nonradiative Decays | |
| Conclusion | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Insight from Singlet into Triplet Excited-State Hydrogen Bonding Dynamics in Solution | |
| Introduction | |
| Theoretical Methods | |
| Results and Discussions | |
| Conclusion | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Probing Dynamic Heterogeneity in Nano-Confined Systems: Femtosecond Excitation Wavelength Dependence and FCS | |
| Introduction | |
| Solvation Dynamics in Nano-Confined Systems | |
| Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET): lex Dependence | |
| Excited State Proton Transfer (ESPT) | |
| Diffusion of Organic Dyes by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS) | |
| Conclusions | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Fluorescence Studies of the Hydrogen Bonding of Excited State Molecules within Supramolecular Host-Guest Inclusion Complexes | |
| Introduction | |
| Hydrogen Bonding Involving Excited States of Fluorescent Probes in Solution | |
| Hydrogen Bonding of Excited States of Included Guests | |
| Conclusions | |
| References | |
| Hydrogen Bonding on Photoexcitation | |
| Introduction | |
| Intermolecular Excited State Hydrogen Bonding | |
| Concluding Remarks | |
| References | |
| Effect of Intramolecular H-Bond-Type Interactions on the Photochemistry of Aza-Stilbene-Like Molecules | |
| Introduction | |
| IHB Effects on the Photobehaviour of Stilbene-Like Molecules | |
| References | |
| Hydrogen Bonding Barrier Crossing Dynamics at Bio-Mimicking Surfaces | |
| Introduction | |
| Materials and Methods | |
| Results and Discussions | |
| Conclusion | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Formation of Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonds in the Fluorescence Excited State of Organic Luminophores Containing Simultaneously Carbonyl and Amino Group | |
| Introduction | |
| Experimental | |
| Results and Discussion | |
| Conclusion | |
| References | |
| Hydrogen-Bonding Effects on Excited States of Para-Hydroxyphenacyl Compounds | |
| Introduction | |
| Experimental and Computational Methods | |
| Hydrogen Bonding Effects on the Excited States of Selected Phenacyl Model Compounds | |
| Hydrogen Bonding Effects on the Excited States of Selected Para-Hydroxyphenacyl Ester Phototriggers and the Role of Water in the Deprotection and Subsequent Reactions | |
| References | |
| Hydrogen Bonding Effects On Intramolecular Charge Transfer | |
| Introduction | |
| Polarity and Viscosity | |
| Hydrogen Bonding with Donor Moiety | |
| Hydrogen Bonding with Acceptor Moiety | |
| Conclusion | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Chemical Dynamics in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids: the Role of Hydrogen Bonding | |
| Photoinduced Electron Transfer in a Room Temperature Ionic Liquid | |
| Dynamics of Solvent Relaxation in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids Containing Mixed Solvents | |
| References | |
| Vibrational Spectroscopy for Studying Hydrogen Bonding in Imidazolium Ionic Liquids and their Mixtures with Co-Solvents | |
| Introduction | |
| Experimental Approaches | |
| Hydrogen Bonding in Ionic Liquids | |
| Potential, Challenges and Future Applications | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Intramolecular H-Bond Formation Mediated De-Excitation of Curcuminoids: a Time-Resolved Fluorescence Study | |
| Introduction | |
| Experimental Setup and Data Analysis Methods | |
| Results and Discussion | |
| Conclusions | |
| References | |
| Hydrogen Bonds of Protein-Bound Water Molecules in Rhodopsins | |
| Introduction | |
| Detection of Water Under Strongly Hydrogen-Bonded Conditions in Bacteriorhodopsin | |
| Hydration Switch Model as a Proton Transfer Mechanism in the Schiff Base Region of Bacteriorhodopsin | |
| Time-Resolved IR Study of Water Structural Changes in Bacteriorhodopsin at Room Temperature | |
| Role of Water Hydrogen Bond in Chloride-Ion Pump | |
| Strongly Hydrogen-Bonded Water Molecules and Functional Correlation with the Proton-Pump Activity | |
| Conclusion | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Ground and Excited State Hydrogen Bonding in the Diazaromatic Betacarboline Derivatives | |
| Introduction | |
| Hydrogen Bond Interactions Between N9-methyl-9H- pyrido [3,4-b]indole, MBC and N9-methyl-1- methyl- 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole, MHN, with 1,1,1,3,3,3- hexafluoro-2-ol, HFIP, in Cyclohexane | |
| Hydrogen Bond Interactions between N2-methyl-9H- pyrido[3,4-b]indole, BCA, and HFIP in Cyclohexane | |
| Hydrogen Bond Interactions between 9H-pyrido[3,4-b] indole, BC, with HFIP in Cyclohexane | |
| Hydrogen Bond Interactions between BC and Pyridine Derivatives in Cyclohexane and in BC Self-Aggregates in 2-methylbutane, 2MB | |
| Concluding Remarks | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Effect of H-Bonding on the Photophysical Behavior of Coumarin Dyes | |
| Introduction | |
| Effect of Intermolecular H-Bonding | |
| Effect of Intramolecular H-Bonding on ICT to TICT Conversion | |
| Summary | |
| References | |
| Role of Hydrogen Bonds in Photosynthetic Water Splitting | |
| Introduction | |
| Photosystem II: Overall Reaction Pattern and Cofactor Arrangement | |
| Hydrogen Bonds and thermo-Stability of PS II | |
| Reaction Sequences of PS II and role of hydrogen bonds | |
| Concluding Remarks | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Proton Transfer Reactions in the Excited Electronic States | |
| Introduction | |
| ESIPT in 3-Hydroxyflavones and Some Relative Compounds | |
| Dynamic Quenching of Fluorescence as a Simple Test for Study of Photochemical Reaction Character | |
| Use of Dynamic Quenching of Fluorescence For Study of Reactions From Higher Excited States | |
| ESIPT From S2 Singlet State in 3-hydroxyflavone | |
| Concluding Remarks | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Controlling Excited-State Proton/H-Atom Transfer along Hydrogen-Bonded Wires | |
| Introduction | |
| Prototype System | |
| What Favors/Prevents ESHAT | |
| Conclusion | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| References | |
| Excited State Proton Transfer via Hydrogen Bonded Dimers and Complexes in Condensed Phase | |
| Introduction | |
| Biprotonic transfer within doubly H-bonded homo and heterodimers | |
| Proton transfer through host/guest types of hydrogen bonded complexes | |
| Solvation dynamics coupled into the proton transfer reaction | |
| Conclusions | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| References | |
| QM/MM excited-state molecular dynamics approach using effective fragment potentials method | |
| Introduction | |
| Applications | |
| Concluding Remarks | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Excited States Intramolecular Proton Transfer Processes on Some Isomeric Naphthalene Derivatives – a DFT Study | |
| Introduction | |
| Theoretical Calculations | |
| Results and Discussion | |
| Conclusions | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Conformational Switching Between Acids and their Anions by Hydrogen Bonding | |
| Introduction | |
| pKa Shift of Acids by Neighboring Amide NH | |
| Coordination of the Anion Ligand to Metal Ion | |
| Conclusions | |
| References | |
| Charge Transfer in Excited States: ab initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations | |
| Introduction | |
| Charge-Transfer-to-Solvent-Driven Dissolution Dynamics of I-(H2O)2-5 Upon Excitation | |
| Dynamics of Water Photolysis: Excited State and Born-Oppenheimer Molecular Dynamics Study | |
| Photo-Dissociation of Hydrated Hydrogen Iodide Clusters: ab initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations | |
| Excited State Dynamics of Pyrrole-Water Complexes: ab initio Excited State Molecular Dynamics Simulations | |
| Conclusions | |
| References | |
| Competitive ESIPT in O-hydroxy Carbonyl Compounds: Perturbation through Solvent Modulation and Internal Torsion | |
| Excited State Proton Transfer: an Overview | |
| Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT) | |
| ESIPT in O-hydroxy Carbonyl Compounds | |
| Concluding Remarks | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Excited State Double Hydrogen-Bonding Induced by Charge Transfer in Isomeric Bifunctional Azaaromatic Compounds: Pyrido-Indole and Pyrrolo-Quinoline Derivatives | |
| Introduction | |
| Pyrrolo-Quinoline Derivatives (PQ, DPC, TPC) | |
| Methylene-Bridged 2-(2'-pyridyl)indoles and Pyrido[2,3-a]carbazole (PC) | |
| Fluorescence Quenching by Electron Transfer in Pyrroloquinolines and Pyin-n | |
| Betacarboline Derivatives | |
| References | |
| Unusual Rheology of Hydrogen Bonded Large Molecular Aggregates of Charged Amphiphiles: Photochemistry and Photophysics of Hydroxy Aromatic Dopants | |
| Introduction | |
| Microstructural Transition of Micelles in Presence of Inorganic and Organic Salts | |
| Microstructural Transition of Micelles in Presence of Neutral Aromatic Dopants | |
| Photochemistry and Photophysics of Hydroxy Aromatic Compounds | |
| Excited State Proton Transfer (ESPT) of Hydroxy Aromatic Compounds | |
| ESPT of Hydroxy Aromatic Compounds in Organised Media and Some Unusual Emission Phenomena | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer in Benzoxazole Derivatives | |
| Introduction | |
| Intromolecular Proton Transfer in 2,5-bis(2'-hydroxy-phenyl)benzoxazole Derivatives | |
| References | |
| Ultrafast Dynamics of the Excited States of Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes and Solvation | |
| Introduction | |
| Identification and Characterization of Hydrogen-Bonded Complex | |
| Vibrational Dynamics of the C=O Stretching Mode of Fluorenone | |
| Dynamics of Excited States of Hydrogen-Bonded Complex | |
| Summary and Conclusion | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Reaction Volume for the Photoinduced Proton Transfer in Aqueous Solutions of 6-methoxyquinoline | |
| Introduction | |
| Materials and Methods | |
| Results and Discussion | |
| References | |
| Molecular Recognition and Chemical Sensing of Anions Utilizing Excited-State Hydrogen-Bonding Interaction | |
| Recognition and Sensing of Anions by Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding in Excited States | |
| Recognition and Sensing of Anions by Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding in Excited States | |
| Recognition and Sensing of Anions by Conjugated Polymers through ESIPT | |
| References | |
| Theoretical Studies of Green and Red Fluorescent Proteins | |
| Introduction | |
| Method of Calculation | |
| Results and Discussion | |
| Conclusions & Future Work | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Changes in Active Site Hydrogen Bonding upon the Formation of the Electronically Excited State of Photoactive Yellow Protein | |
| Central Importance of Light in Biology | |
| Possible Importance of Excited State Hydrogen Bonding in Photoreceptors | |
| Introduction To Photoactive Yellow Protein | |
| Hydrogen Bonding in the Initial State of PYP | |
| Assignment of Vibrational Modes in PYP | |
| Identification of Vibrational Structural Markers | |
| Changes In Hydrogen Bonding During the Initial Stages of the PYP Photocycle | |
| Sub-Picosecond Time Resolved Transient Spectroscopy of PYP | |
| Changes in Active Site Hydrogen Bonding Upon the Formation of the S1 State of PYP | |
| Acknowledgement | |
| References | |
| Ultrafast Catalytic Processes in the Light-Driven Enzyme Protochlorophyllide Oxidoreductase (POR) | |
| Introduction | |
| Protochlorophyllide Oxidoreductase (POR) | |
| The Catalytic Mechanism of POR | |
| Ultrafast Catalytic Processes of the Isolated Pchlide Species | |
| Ultrafast Catalytic Processes of the Enzyme-Bound Pchlide Species | |
| Conclusions | |
| References | |
| Photodissociation of Molecules in Hydrogen Bonded Clusters Probing the Excited State | |
| Introduction | |
| Experiment | |
| Aqueous Photochemistry From the Cluster Perspective | |
| Hydrogen Bonded Clusters of Nitrogen Heterocycles | |
| General Conclusions and Outlook | |
| Acknowledgment | |
| References | |
| Index | |
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Guang-Jiu Zhao, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China.