2134/9884942.v1
Stephanie Montanaro
Stephanie
Montanaro
Daniel G Congrave
Daniel G
Congrave
Marc K Etherington
Marc K
Etherington
Iain Wright
Iain
Wright
Homoconjugation enhances the photophysical and electrochemical properties of a new 3D intramolecular charge transfer iptycene displaying deep blue emission
Loughborough University
2019
Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
2019-09-23 08:20:04
Journal contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Homoconjugation_enhances_the_photophysical_and_electrochemical_properties_of_a_new_3D_intramolecular_charge_transfer_iptycene_displaying_deep_blue_emission/9884942
<p>A new structural class of 3D molecule capable of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) is introduced, based upon an electron poor ring-fused triptycene core. Its photophysical and electrochemical properties are evaluated in comparison with an analogous molecule, representative of a single fin of the iptycene. Homoconjugation through the delocalised LUMO of the iptycene facilitates a great increase in transition probability both to and from the ICT state, while the deep blue photoluminescence of the single fin is retained. The peripherally distributed HOMO of the iptycene also permits reversible access to a tricationic state in a single step and at an oxidation potential lower than that of the single fin. This first example demonstrates great potential for this 3D design concept in producing new optoelectronic molecular materials.<br></p>