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To achieve a better understanding of the process of M dissolution, the fluorescent (FL) emission from M solutions prepared with different polar and nonpolar solvents (methanol, DMSO, and chloroform) was measured and compared with the FL emission from M powder and M crystals. In the FL spectra of the solutions with high M concentration, as well as in the spectra of M in solid state, two features, at 615 nm and 670 nm, were observed. As the solution concentration decreases, the maxima of FL spectra of the M solutions in all considered solvents shift to the blue side of the spectrum until reaching the value of 520 nm. To explain the experimental results, the TDDFT-M06-2X\/6-31++G(d,p) method was used to determine the possible electronic transitions in the M molecule. The computations show that the FL emission in the spectral range of detection of our setup (405\u2013800 nm) is related to the excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT). Comparison of the experimental data with the computations strongly suggests that in low-concentrated solutions, the FL emission is mostly due to electronic transitions in the keto OH3 form, whereas in aggregated states, the dominate contribution to the FL emission spectra is due to the transitions in keto OH5 form. Moreover, the time evolution of the M solutions FL spectra was observed, measured and explained for the first time.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules27154965","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,5]],"date-time":"2022-08-05T02:12:39Z","timestamp":1659665559000},"page":"4965","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Experimental and Theoretical Study of Fluorescent Properties of Morin"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3247-5572","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexandra","family":"Deriabina","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), Puebla 72570, Mexico"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tatiana","family":"Prutskij","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sciences Institute, Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), Puebla 72570, Mexico"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Leticia","family":"Castillo Trejo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sciences Institute, Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), Puebla 72570, Mexico"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maria Patricia","family":"Sanchez Gutierrez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), Puebla 72570, Mexico"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eduardo","family":"Gonzalez Jimenez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), Puebla 72570, Mexico"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"123","DOI":"10.1016\/j.phcgj.2013.04.006","article-title":"Morin Hydrate: Botanical Origin, Pharmacological Activity and Its Applications: A Mini-Review","volume":"5","year":"2013","journal-title":"Pharmacogn. 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