文摘
We report the synthesis and photophysical characterization of 7-dimethylamino-3-methyl-N-methyl-d3-4-phenylethynylcarbostyril, a chromophore of interest as a rotator in surface-mounted molecular rotors. Measurement of UV鈥搗is absorption and fluorescence spectra, steady state fluorescence and excitation anisotropy, and linear dichroism in the IR and UV鈥搗is permitted a determination of absolute vibrational and electronic transition moment directions in this previously unreported chromophore. The first singlet鈥搒inglet absorption and fluorescence are polarized perpendicular to the axle of the rotator. Density functional theory calculations of electronic excitation and vibrational frequencies gave results in very good agreement with those observed. Calculated IR transition moment directions showed rather poor agreement with experiment.