Table 3 Absorption and fluorescence spectral data of Ponceau 4R, Sunset Yellow FCF and Tartrazine in various organic solvents.

From: Solvent polarity effect on photophysical properties of some aromatic azo dyes with focus on tautomeric and toxicity competition

Solvent

\({\lambda }_{1max}\)(Abs)(nm)

\({\lambda }_{1max}\)(Fluo)(nm)

\({\phi }_{1}\)

\({\lambda }_{2max}\)(Abs)(nm)

\({\lambda }_{2max}\)(Fluo)(nm)

\({\phi }_{2}\)

Ponceau 4R

Cyclohexane

504

602

0.05

553

704

0.11

1,4-Dioxane

503

594

0.26

Chlorobenzene

513

596

0.68

555

720

0.30

1-Decanol

510

597

0.08

564

716

0.16

1-Heptanol

509

595

0.10

560

696

0.04

Methylamine

490

558

0.10

Dimethylamine

497

557

0.10

1-Hexanol

514

602

0.33

563

719

0.06

1-Butanol

508

587

0.15

571

712

0.08

2-Propanol

508

594

0.15

567

716

0.49

Ethanol

491

560

0.17

Methanol

494

581

0.17

Ethylene glycol

496

592

0.10

DMF

486

550

0.59

DMSO

487

561

0.10

Water

507

581

0.47

570

711

0.10

Solvent

\({\lambda }_{1max}\)(Abs)(nm)

\({\lambda }_{1max}\)(Fluo)(nm)

\({\phi }_{1}\)

\({\lambda }_{2max}\)(Abs)(nm)

\({\lambda }_{2max}\)(Fluo)(nm)

\({\phi }_{2}\)

  

Sunset Yellow FCF

 

Cyclohexane

487

562

0.21

530

761

0.06

1,4-Dioxane

450

541

0.09

Chlorobenzene

452

558

0.54

1-Decanol

487

557

0.61

530

780

0.14

1-Heptanol

484

554

0.25

526

778

0.53

Methylamine

488

551

0.33

Dimethylamine

496

554

0.13

1-Hexanol

488

559

0.32

532

789

0.60

1-Butanol

487

571

0.32

540

790

0.52

2-Propanol

477

560

0.19

531

787

0.13

Ethanol

484

558

0.67

536

785

0.12

Methanol

489

551

0.10

532

788

0.21

Ethylene glycol

490

558

0.10

533

781

0.16

DMF

509

569

0.12

DMSO

511

567

0.38

Water

483

545

0.14

530

786

0.37

Solvent

\({\lambda }_{1max}\)(Abs)(nm)

\({\lambda }_{1max}\)(Fluo)(nm)

\({\phi }_{1}\)

\({\lambda }_{2max}\)(Abs)(nm)

\({\lambda }_{2max}\)(Fluo)(nm)

\({\phi }_{2}\)

Tartrazine

Cyclohexane

438

529

0.51

481

830

0.15

1,4-Dioxane

421

504

0.24

Chlorobenzene

426

507

0.04

1-Decanol

431

536

0.34

496

846

0.13

1-Heptanol

435

538

0.43

495

837

0.21

Methylamine

422

530

0.43

485

841

0.18

Dimethylamine

437

537

0.42

482

1-Hexanol

433

536

0.38

495

834

0.20

1-Butanol

424

531

0.17

498

838

0.25

2-Propanol

427

533

0.39

499

840

0.54

Ethanol

424

535

0.57

487

842

0.11

Methanol

430

530

0.45

488

845

0.10

Ethylene glycol

430

533

0.50

501

843

0.11

DMF

425

525

0.56

DMSO

450

539

0.25

Water

438

531

0.48

493

842

0.03

  1. Fluorescence quantum yield (Ф) relative to cresyl violet standard.