Time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy of quercetin and morin complexes with Al3+.

The association process of Al3+ with quercetin and morin in methanol was studied by electronic absorption and emission spectroscopies. The number of species in solution with different absorption spectra were determined by the method of Rank analysis of the absorbance matrix, and the stoichiometries of the complexes were evaluated using the Job method. The number of fluorescent species in solution were calculated from the Rank analysis method of the time resolved emission spectra (TRES), and compared with a global analysis of the decay surface using a proper multi-exponential decay model. The association of Al3+ with morin gives rise to two complexes with 1:1 and 2:1 (morin: Al3+) stoichiometries, but in both species the association of the cation involves the carbonyl and 3-hydroxyl groups of the pyrone ring. The fluorescence decay surface of this system is biexponential and the lifetimes of the 1:1 and 2:1 complexes are 4.3 and 2.0 ns, respectively. The association of Al3+ with quercetin forms preferentially two complexes with 1:1 and 1:2 (quercetin: Al3+) stoichiometries where the first cation binds to the site of the pyrone ring but the second one is bound to the cathecol group of the molecule. However, the multichelation character of the quercetin ligand allows larger aggregates to be formed, thereby the species Al2Q3 is also detected in methanol. The lifetime of the 1:1 complex is about 2.7 ns, while for 1:2 and 3:2 complexes the lifetimes measured are 3.5 and 1.8 ns, respectively.

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