A thorough understanding of the microscopic mechanism of excited-state proton transfer
(ESPT) and the influence of the solvent environment on its dynamics are of great …

This work employs the correlated wavefunction-based methods ADC (2) and CC2 in
combination with the implicit solvent model COSMO to calculate the UV/Vis absorption and …

Excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) to solvent is often explained according to the two-step
Eigen–Weller model including a contact ion pair (CIP*) as an intermediate, but general …

This work applies the thermodynamic Förster cycle to theoretically investigate the p K a*,
ie, excited-state p K a values of pyranine-derived superphotoacids developed by Jung and …

Unique characteristics of pigments in printing inks are essential in achieving multi-level
security features in genuine articles to combat counterfeiting. This study reports the …

Aqueous proton transfer reactions are fundamental in biology and chemistry, yet kinetics
and mechanisms of strong base–weak acid reactions are not well understood. In this work …

Super‐photoacids, that is, photoacids with a negative value in the electronically excited
state, can trigger an excited‐state proton transfer (ESPT) to the solvent. For the neutral …

As a common process in nature, excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) is becoming
increasingly attractive due to its wide applications in smart sensors and materials …

Photoacids are aromatic acids that exhibit significantly different acidities when they are
electronically excited. Three experimental methods have been extensively used to …

Summary In the Eigen-Weller framework, acid-base reactions are described as those
consisting of serial steps. The steps include the encounter of acid and base compounds …