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White-light generation from all-solution-processed OLEDs using a benzothiazole–salophen derivative reactive to the ESIPT process

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A theoretical study of the potential energy surfaces for the double proton transfer reaction of model DNA base pairs

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Controlling the excited-state relaxation for tunable single-molecule dual fluorescence in both the solution and film states

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Competitive excited-state single or double proton transfer mechanisms for bis-2,5-(2-benzoxazolyl)-hydroquinone and its derivatives

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An abnormally slow proton transfer reaction in a simple HBO derivative due to ultrafast intramolecular-charge transfer events

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High-efficient luminescence induced by the restriction of benzothiazole group torsion for the HBT-H-H molecule in the aggregate state

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Exploring double proton transfer: A review on photochemical features of compounds with two proton-transfer sites

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Searching for a near-infrared fluorescence band supporting a hypothetical double proton transfer in ESIPT reaction of 2,5-bis(2′-benzoxazolyl) hydroquinone (BBHQ), as requested by theoreticians

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Solving the Puzzle of Unusual Excited-State Proton Transfer in 2,5-Bis(6-methyl-2-benzoxazolyl)phenol

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2,5-bis(2′-benzoxazolyl)hydroquinone (BBHQ), a dually fluorescent ESIPT system revisited: XRD analysis and supersonic jet studies of deuterated species

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Computational explorations about the solvent-polarity-associated excited state proton transfer behaviors for the novel F-BSD compound

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Investigation of the Electronic Excited-State Equilibrium Geometries of Three Molecules Undergoing ESIPT: A RI-CC2 and TDDFT Study

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Unveiling the dehydrogenation mechanism of dihydrogen‐bonded phenol‐borane‐dimethylamine complex in the ground and excited states

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Tuning fluorescence behavior and ESIPT reaction of 2-(2-Hydroxy-phenyl)-4(3H)-quinazolinone by introducing different groups

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Theoretical Investigation of an Excited-State Intramolecular Proton-Transfer Mechanism for an Asymmetric Structure of 3,7-Dihydroxy-4-oxo-2-phenyl-4H-chromene-8-carbaldehyde: Single or Double?

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Synthesis tricyanovinyl derivatives via one-pot tandem reactions with heterogeneous catalyst Au@Cu(II)-MOF

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Excited-State Proton Transfer Mechanism of 2,6-Diazaindoles·(H2O)n (n = 2–4) Clusters

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Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer of 2,5-bis(5-ethyl-2-benzoxazolyl)-hydroquinone and its OH/OD-isotopomers studied in supersonic jets

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How was the proton transfer process in bis-3, 6-(2- benzoxazolyl)-pyrocatechol, single or double proton transfer?

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Concerted Mechanisms of Excited-State Proton Intramolecular Transfer for Bis-2,4-(2-benzoxazolyl)-hydroquinone and Its Derivatives

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A Multifunctional Photoswitch: 6π Electrocyclization versus ESIPT and Metalation

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Modeling Excited-State Proton Transfer Using the Lindblad Equation: Quantification of Time-Resolved Spectroscopy with Mechanistic Insights

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Solvent‐Assisted Prototopic Switching of Norharmane Along Hydrogen‐Bonded Network: Assessing the Precise Length of Network

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