posted on 2018-01-05, 12:08authored byChuan-Zeng Wang, Yuki Noda, Chong Wu, Xing Feng, Perumal Venkatesan, Hang Cong, Mark ElsegoodMark Elsegood, Thomas G. Warwick, Simon J. Teat, Carl Redshaw, Takehiko Yamato
Multiple photoluminescence, involved in monomer emission, excimer emission and charge transfer emission origin from new pyrene-fused hexaarylbenzenes (HAB) compounds were observed, which were designed and synthesized (in high yield) via the Diels-Alder reaction of bis(2-tert-butylpyren-6-yl)acetylene and tetraphenylcyclopentadienone. Although the distinction of between two molecules arises only from the geometrical position of one of the pyrenes, the NMR spectra, the crystal packing and the physicochemical properties of these pyrene-based HAB hybrids are distinctly different both in their solution state and in aggregation-state. The X-ray diffraction analysis clearly indicated that the pyrene moieties in this system would form different crystal packing in crystal state that can induce a fantastic multiple photoluminescence phenomenon.
Funding
We would like to thank the National Science Foundation of China (No. 21602014), Fund Program for the Scientific Activities of Selected Returned Overseas Professionals of Beijing, the OTEC at Saga University and the International Cooperation Projects of Guizhou Province (No. 20137002) for financial support and the EPSRC for an overseas travel grant to C.R.
History
School
Science
Department
Chemistry
Published in
Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
Citation
WANG, C.-Z. ... et al, 2018. Multiple photoluminescence from pyrene-fused hexaarylbenzenes with aggregation enhanced emission features. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 7(2), pp. 444–450.
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Acceptance date
2017-12-22
Publication date
2017-12-22
Notes
This is the accepted version of the following article: WANG, C.-Z. ... et al, 2018. Multiple photoluminescence from pyrene-fused hexaarylbenzenes with aggregation enhanced emission features. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 7(2), pp. 444–450,
which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.201700563