Investigating excited state dynamics in 7-azaindole

PHYS 594

Molly B. Beernink, mbeernin@gustavus.edu, Nathan R Erickson, nerickso@gac.edu, Nathaniel K. Swenson, nswenson@gustavus.edu, and Jonathan M. Smith, jmsmith@gustavus.edu. Department of Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 West College Avenue, Saint Peter, MN 56082
Excited state proton transfer dynamics in 7-azaindole (7AI) are of great interest due to 7AI's biological significance as a model system. This phenomena has been studied by a range of methodologies in solution and the gas phase. In our computational and experimental work using Resonance Raman spectroscopy we are afforded unique access to the early proton transfer dynamics mediated by solvent. We will present resonance Raman spectral simulations of monomer and dimer species and correlate these simulations with our isotopic spectral data. We will report the relevance of our initial computational and experimental results to ongoing consideration of the mechanism of the excited state proton transfer in 7AI and related systems as a function of solvent.
 

PHYS Poster Session - Computational Spectroscopy and Reaction Dynamics
7:30 PM-10:00 PM, Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster

Sci-Mix
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Sci-Mix

Division of Physical Chemistry

The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008