SOLVENT SHIFTS IN CHARGE-TRANSFER SPECTRA. INFLUENCE OF DONOR STRENGTH

Abstract

The charge-transfer transition energies for a series of methylbenzene–tetracyanoethylene complexes in four solvents are reported. The charge-transfer transition energies are found to decrease with increasing solvent refractive index. The magnitude of the decrease appears to be a function of donor strength. It is inferred that the excited state dipole moment decreases with increasing donor strength for these complexes.