Investigation of the guaiazulene–p-chloranil charge transfer complex in solution: a combined spectroscopic and quantum chemical approach
Arunima Ghosh, Shalmali Bhattacharya, Shrabanti Banerjee, Viki Bhakta, Srimanta Pakhira, Sumanta Bhattacharya · 2026
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Ghosh and team studied a vivid atomic partnership in solution between the blue donor, an charge-rich blue hydrocarbon, and p-chloranil, an charge-hungry partner. When donor meets acceptor, a charge-transfer complex forms and drinks in near-deep-red light. Their 2026 study measured the pairing with uptake and glow methods, then modeled its structure and excited states with quantum chemical math in gas and solvent.
The complex announced itself with a distinct uptake band centered near 808 nm, in the near deep-red. Two reading approaches returned strong binding constants, both in the tens of thousands on the reported scale, confirming tight bonding. Math showed the partners align so their charge clouds overlap efficiently, explaining the strong coupling. Ghosh extracts the complex's switch strength and breakup energy as reference values for sensor and materials designers.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Arunima Ghosh, Shalmali Bhattacharya, Shrabanti Banerjee, Viki Bhakta, Srimanta Pakhira, Sumanta Bhattacharya |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 88 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |