This paper is (ledicated to Profe.ssor Paul de Mayo or1 tile occasion of his 60th birrhdcryG R A~Y N A WENSKA and STEFAN PASZYC. Can. J. Chem. 62, 2006Chem. 62, (1984. Bichromophoric compounds containing a nucleotide base and coumarin linked with a polymethylene chain have been synthesized. A hypochromic effect was observed for adenine-coumarin pairs in contrast to the thymine containing compound. The fluorescence intensity of coumarin when bound into these systems was found to be significantly reduced. It has also been demonstrated that excitation energy is transferred from adenine or thymine to the coumarin moiety. Intermolecular dimerization of coumarin residues was observed upon irradiation of an adenine-coumarin pair. On a synthCtisC des composCs ii deux chromophores contenant un nuclkotide et une coumarine relies par une chaine polymethylene. Par opposition a ce qui est observe avec le composC semblable contenant de la thymine, on a observe un effet hypsochrome avec les paires adenine-coumarine. On a observe que I'intensitC de la fluorescence de la coumarine liCe a ces systemes est considCrablement rCduite. On a aussi demontrt qbe l'energie d'excitation est transfer6 de I'adCnine ou de la thymine vers la portion coumarine. Lors de I'irradiation d'une paire adenine-coumarine, on a observe une dimkrisation intermolCculaire des rksidus de la coumarine.[Traduit par le journal]