Synthesis and systematic investigation of the spectral-luminescent properties of “bis-flavonol” {1,4-bis-(3-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-chromen-2-yl)-benzene} were performed. Hypothetical possibility for the double excited-state proton transfer reaction in bis-flavonol is discussed based on both quantum-chemical modeling and experimental data. Consecutive S1*-state transfer of the two protons of the title molecule is shown to be energetically unfavorable, however, still preserving a possibility for the concerted double proton transfer in the excited dienol form.
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