Influence of halogen substituents on the photophysical properties of 7‐hydroxycoumarin: Insights from experimental and theoretical studies

Hawkins, Bryson Andrew, Adair, Liam, Ryder, William, Du, Jonathan, Najib, Elias, New, Elizabeth, Gale, Philip, Platts, James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1008-6595, Groundwater, Paul and Hibbs, David 2024. Influence of halogen substituents on the photophysical properties of 7‐hydroxycoumarin: Insights from experimental and theoretical studies. ChemPhysChem 10.1002/cphc.202400812

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Abstract

Benzopyrone is a popular fluorescent scaffold, but how chemical modifications affect its properties is less understood. We investigated this using halogenated 7‐hydroxycoumarin, unsubstituted 4‐methylumbiliferone, and ortho‐chloro and bromo substitutions on the phenolic ring. Experimental charge density data and computational methods revealed that halogenation at the ortho position significantly reduced quantum yield (QY). Specifically, 7‐hydroxycoumarin (1) had a QY of 70%, while ortho‐chloro (2) and ortho‐bromo (3) had QYs of 61% and 30%, respectively. Experimental data showed that all probes excited similarly, but the electrostatic potential and dipole moments indicated that 2 and 3 dissipated excitation energy more easily due to charge separation. The heavy‐atom effect of Cl and Br did not fully explain the QY reductions, suggesting other radiative decay processes were involved. By incorporating spin‐orbit coupling (SOC) effects, we estimated intersystem crossing (ISC) and phosphorescence rates, providing theoretical QYs of 78% for 1, 59% for 2, and 15% for 3. The large deviation for 3 was attributed to its higher SOC potential. Our findings indicate that 3’s reduced QY results from a mix of SOC‐induced ISC and charge dissipation, while 2’s reduction is primarily due to charge separation. Further studies are needed to validate this approach with other scaffolds.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Chemistry
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor, Start Date: 2024-11-30
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	1439-4235
Date of Acceptance:	29 November 2024
Last Modified:	09 Dec 2024 11:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/174590

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