Excited-State Double-Proton Transfer in the 7-Azaindole Dimer in the Gas Phase. 3. Reaction Mechanism Studied by Picosecond Time-Resolved REMPI Spectroscopy

Abstract
The excited-state double-proton-transfer (ESDPT) reaction in the jet-cooled 7-azaindole dimer (7AI2) has been investigated with picosecond time-resolved resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization spectroscopy. The observed decay profiles of 7AI2 by exciting the origin and the intermolecular stretch fundamental in the S1 state are well reproduced by single-exponential functions with time constants of 1.9 ± 0.9 ps and 860 ± 300 fs, respectively. This result provides clear evidence of the concerted mechanism of ESDPT in 7AI2.

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