具有大的双光子吸收截面的A-A-A型双苯乙烯基苯类化合物的合成

合成了A-A-A型双苯乙烯基苯类化合物FR[2,5-二氰基-1,4-二(4'-氟苯乙烯基)苯],并采用核磁共振、红外光谱和元素分析等手段对其进行了表征.用飞秒脉冲诱导荧光光谱法分别研究了2个A-A-A型双苯乙烯基苯类化合物FR与CY[2,5-二氰基-1,4-二(4'-氰基苯乙烯基)苯]以及2个D-A-D型双苯乙烯基苯类化合物MO[2,5-二氰基-1,4-二(4'-甲氧基苯乙烯基)苯]和MA[2,5-二氰基-1,4-二(4'-二甲胺基苯乙烯基)苯]的单、双光子吸收与发射特性.实验结果表明,最大单光子吸收与发射波长随末端取代基供电子能力的增强而增大,末端强吸电子基化合物FR和CY具有相当高的荧光量子产率(分别为0.92与0.89)、较长的荧光寿命(分别为5.8与6.1 ns)及较大的双光子吸收系数(分别为19.1与20.5).末端带强吸电子基的化合物FR与CY的双光子吸收截面(δ,分别为6350 GM和6870 GM)比末端带供电子基的化合物MO和MA的δ(分别为270 GM与1790 GM)要大得多,表明A-A-A型双苯乙烯基苯类化合物具有异常大的δ.     

一个新的具有双光子诱导荧光测量能力的在水中对铅离子有选择性的荧光探针

报道了一个对Pb^2＋具有很好选择性的探针1,其荧光团部分为：1,4-二氰基-2,5-联（苯乙烯基）苯;配体为：[（2-羧基甲氧基-苯基）-羧基甲基-胺基]-乙酸．在探针1的水溶液中滴加铅离子,它的荧光发射光谱发生变化,在590nm处出现一个新的宽带峰．探针1在生理环境的pH范围内不受pH的影响,并且在740nm,它的双光子吸收截面为最大：51GM．     

吡啶星型分子的双光子上转换荧光特性

用飞秒Ti:sapphire激光测定了一种星型吡啶分子2,5-二{4-{4-[N,N-二(4-吡啶乙烯基)苯基氨基]苯乙烯基}苯基}-1,3,4-噁二唑(PyPASPO)的双光子吸收截面及上转换荧光光谱.采用非线性透过率法测得二氯甲烷和四氢呋喃溶液中的其双光子吸收截面分别为412.5 和288.8 GM. 系统研究了吡啶星形分子PyPASPO的线性吸收和透过、单光子荧光、荧光寿命及激发-发射三维荧光谱和前线轨道能级. 在800 nm和150 fs钛宝石激光器激发下PyPASPO在二氯甲烷和四氢呋喃溶液中的双光子上转换荧光发射波长分别位于571和 525 nm,在二氯甲烷溶液中单光子荧光峰位于532 nm,荧光寿命为1.24 ns. HOMO和LUMO能级分别为-5.21 eV和-2.92 eV.增大分子内电荷转移有效增强了吡啶星形分子的双光子吸收和双光子上转换荧光发射能力     

2,5-双(对二甲氨基苯乙烯基)吡嗪的双光子诱导荧光性质

本工作合成了具有D-π-A-π-D对称结构的化合物2,5-双(对二甲氨基苯乙烯基)吡嗪。利用飞秒激光器研究了2,5-双(对二甲氨基苯乙烯基)吡嗪的双光子吸收特性,获得了在820 nm处的最大双光子吸收截面(σ= 212 GM)。荧光发射强度与激发光强平方的线性关系证明了2,5-双(对二甲氨基苯乙烯基)吡嗪的双光子诱导发光机制。     

二噻吩衍生物的合成及其线性、非线性光谱性质

合成了一系列二噻吩衍生物类有机合物：5，5'-二（对－N，N－二甲胺基苯乙 烯基）－2，2'－二噻吩（BMSBT）与5，5'－二（对－N，N－二乙胺基苯乙烯基）- 2,2'-二噻吩（BESBT），5,5'-二（对N－环丁胺基苯乙烯基）－2,2'－二噻吩（ BBSBT），5,5－二（对－N－咔唑基苯乙烯基）2-2'－二噻吩（BCSBT），并测定了 其吸收光谱、单光子荧光光谱和双光子荧光光谱。BMSBT，BESBT和BBSBT的单光子 荧光参数存在的很强的、规则的溶剂效应，表明其激发态的分子可能有较大的极性 。在800nm fs激光下测得BMSBT与BESBT在560nm附近（与单光子荧光发射峰波长接 近的位置）有较强的上转换荧光发射，上转换荧光强度与激发能量之间较好的平方 关系表明了双光子激发的机理，这种上转换荧光被称为双光子荧光。用以光子荧光 法测得BMSBT和BESBT的双光子吸收截面分别为54*10~(-50)(cm~4·s)/photon和 102*10~(-50)(cm~4·s)/photon。     

衍生于苯并-12-冠-4的双光子荧光Fe3+探针

合成了双光子荧光探针2,5-二氰基-1,4-二[2′-(4′-苯并-12-冠-4)乙烯基]苯(1),并进行了红外、质谱及元素分析。探针1在单、双光子荧光发射中对金属离子显示了相似的选择性,双光子过程中的选择性略优于单光子过程,并对Fe3+显示出高度选择性识别。探针1对Fe3+的单、双光子荧光强度随Fe3+浓度的升高而急剧降低;单、双光子荧光滴定过程中探针对Fe3+的络合常数分别是:5.70±0.03(logK11)与4.74±0.05(logK12)、5.76±0.04(logK11)与4.81±0.07(logK12)。探针1的双光子吸收截面(δTPA)随溶剂极性增加而减小,在甲苯与乙腈中的δTPA分别是2198,1125GM,探针与Fe3+络合后其双光子吸收截面显著减小。研究结果表明,化合物1可以作为Fe3+探针应用到单光子激发荧光与双光子激发荧光检测;可以用开发单光子荧光探针的策略来设计应用于生物成像的双光子荧光探针。     

多枝[1,3,4]-噁二唑衍生物的双光子吸收和光功率限幅特性

采用非线性透过率法测定了多枝[1,3,4]-噁二唑衍生物的双光子吸收性质. 测定了化合物的单光子荧光光谱和双光子荧光光谱, 在800 nm波长的激光激发下, 9-乙基-3,6-双{5-(4-叔丁基苯基)-[1,3,4] 噁二唑-2-苯乙烯基}-咔唑(3)和三-{5-(4-叔丁基苯基)-[1,3,4] 噁二唑-2-苯乙烯基-4-苯基}-胺(4)能够发出很强的蓝色和黄绿色双光子上转换荧光, 荧光峰分别位于485和547 nm. 这些多枝结构化合物的双光子吸收截面较大(数值超过104 GM), 并具有很强的光限幅效应. 多枝分子中重复单元的推拉电子结构和协同效应有效地增强了分子的双光子吸收性质.     

星型二苯乙烯衍生物的三光子吸收及多光子荧光发射

用飞秒Ti:sapphire激光测定了星型二苯乙烯衍生物2,5-二{4-{2-N,N-二[4-(2-N,N-二苯基氨基苯乙烯基)苯基]氨基苯乙烯基}苯基}-1,3,4-噁二唑(DPASPO)和1,2,4,5-四(4-N,N-二苯氨基苯乙烯基)苯(PASB)的三光子吸收谱和多光子上转换荧光光谱. 研究了星形八极矩分子DPASPO和PASB的线性吸收、单光子荧光及荧光寿命. 在800 nm波长的飞秒激光激发下, DPASPO和PASB在二氯甲烷溶液中发出很强的黄绿色双光子上转换荧光, 荧光峰分别位于583 nm和547 nm. 在1260 nm波长的飞秒激光激发下, DPASPO和PASB的三光子上转换荧光峰分别位于612 nm和572 nm. 采用非线性透过率法测得DPASPO和PASB最大三光子吸收截面分别为16.69×10^－79 cm⁶•s²和6.81×10^－79 cm⁶•s². 这些二苯乙烯衍生物的三光子吸收截面较大. 在这些星型分子中, 三光子吸收增强来源于二苯乙烯分支的增加, 共轭体系的扩展以及分子内跨越空间电荷离域.     

双氰基二苯代乙烯型双光子荧光铅离子探针

以4-甲基-2,5-二氰基-4'-氨基二苯代乙烯(DCS)和双[2-(2-氨基苯基硫基)乙基]胺(BSA)分别作为双光子荧光团和铅离子配体,构建了1个新型的双光子荧光Pb2+探针(DPb),并对其结构和性能进行了表征.结果表明,该探针具有分子尺寸小、双光子吸收截面大(δ_(TPA),1020 GM)、长波长发射(λmax=609 nm)、斯托克斯位移大(209 nm)、光稳定性好、水溶性适宜、细胞渗透性优良、无细胞毒性及在生理环境下对p H不依赖等优点.该探针能选择性地检测细胞与组织中的Pb2+,猝灭常数K~(TP)_(sv)=7.58×10~5L/mol.     

基于三苯胺的双氰基二苯代乙烯型双光子荧光溶剂生色探针

以双氰基二苯代乙烯为双光子荧光母体,借助电子供体-π-电子受体(D-π-A)构-效关系,以二苯氨基作电子供体,氰基作电子受体,开发了一个新型的双光子荧光溶剂生色探针(SP1),并对其结构进行了表征.性能测试结果表明,SP1在环己烷和二甲亚砜(DMSO)中的最大发射波长分别为452和604 nm,显示出很宽的溶剂生色范围(152 nm),可用于溶剂极性与黏度的检测,亦能根据最大发射波长识别溶剂种类.SP1拥有较大的双光子吸收截面,在环己烷和DMSO中的最大双光子吸收截面分别为6670和2040 GM,并具有较大的斯托克斯位移(194 nm),其光稳定性、水溶性和细胞渗透性均比较优良.该探针可用于细胞中黏度的检测与成像.     

两个具有强双光子荧光的有机硼化合物

以二米基硼为电子受体, 苯乙烯基噻吩为共轭桥, 合成了两个新的稳定的有机硼化合物: 反式,反式-2-二米基 硼-5-{2-[4-(2-噻吩乙烯基)苯基]乙烯基}噻吩(1)和反式,反式-1,4-二-[2-(5-二米基硼噻吩)乙烯基]苯(2). 前者为不对称结构的偶极分子, 后者为对称的A-π-A型四极分子. 对称性不同的化合物表现出不同的双光子吸收性质. 对于偶极分子1, 单双光子吸收达到的激发态能级接近, 而对于四极分子2, 双光子吸收达到的激发态则比单光子吸收所达到的激发态高出0.35 eV. 在波长为710到 900 nm范围的飞秒脉冲激光激发下, 化合物1和2在THF溶液中都可以发出很强的绿色上转换荧光 (1, λ_max＝505 nm; 2, λ_max＝513 nm). 用双光子荧光法测得A-π-A型化合物2在775 nm处的双光子吸收截面达1340 GM.     

Synthesis, Characterization and Non-linear Optical Properties of a New Organic Dye： DEAHAS

Two-photon absorption (TPA) is a process in which two photons are simultaneously absorbed to an excited state via a virtual state. The synthesis of organic optical materials with large TPA cross section has become a subject of great interest in recent years due to various application such as three-dimensional fluorescence imaging1, optical data storage2,3 and lithographic microfabrication4-6. Recently we have synthesized a new organic dye DEAHAS that is a symmetrically substituted stilbe…     

A new fluorescent sensor selective for Pb<Superscript>2+</Superscript> in water capable of two-photon-induced fluorescence measurement

A new fluorescent sensor (1) for Pb²⁺ containing a 1,4-dicyano-2,5-bis(styryl)benzene fluorophore and 2-(N,N′-bis(carboxylmethyl))amino-1-carboxylmethoxylbenzene as receptor has been synthesized. The sensor selectively responds to Pb²⁺ in the aqueous environment, and brings about similar and significant changes in one- and two-photon excited emission spectra: λ _max red-shift from 460 (519) to 590 nm. The selective response is pH-independent in a large physiological pH range, and two-photon action cross section (ϕδ) is 51 GM (1 GM = 1×10⁻⁵⁰ cm⁴·s·photon⁻¹·molecule⁻¹) at 740 nm. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 20705621 & 20706008), the National Basic Research Project of China (Grant No. 2009CB724706), the Ministry of Education of China, Changjiang Scholars Innovative Research Team in University (Grant No. IRT0711) and Cultivation Fund of the Key Scientific and Technical Innovation Project (Grant No. 707016)     

Saturable absorption dynamics in the triplet system and triplet excitation induced singlet fluorescence of some organic molecules

The triplet saturable absorption behaviour of the xanthene dyes eosin Y, erythrosin B, and rose bengal and of the fullerene molecule C₇₀ is studied. The molecules are excited to the S₁-state by intense picosecond pulses (wavelength λ_P=527 nm). They relax dominantly to the triplet system by intersystem crossing. The triplet–triplet saturable absorption is investigated with time-delayed intense picosecond pulses (wavelength λ_L=1054 nm) in the transparency region of the molecules in the singlet ground state. Higher excited-state triplet absorption cross-sections and higher excited-state triplet relaxation times are determined by numerical simulation of the experimental results. Time-resolved fluorescence measurements reveal higher excited-state triplet to singlet back-intersystem-crossing and multi-step triplet photoionization. Additionally the two-photon absorption cross-sections at λ_L=1054 nm are determined by measurement of the fundamental pulse two-photon induced fluorescence relative to the second-harmonic pulse single-photon induced fluorescence.     

Synthesis of π-conjugated poly(arylene)s by polycondensation of 1,4-bis(3-methylpyridin-2-yl)benzene and aryl dibromides through regiospecific C-H functionalization process

On the basis of the Ru-catalyzed regiospecific direct double arylation of benzene rings possessing 3-methylpyridin-2-yl substituents to produce 1-aryl-2-(3-methylpyridin-2-yl)benzene derivatives, the synthesis of poly(p-phenylene) derivatives having 2,5-bis(3-methylpyridin-2-yl) substituents is described. The reaction of 1,4-bis(3-methylpyridin-2-yl)benzene with bromobenzene (2 equiv) was carried out in the presence of [RuCl₂(η⁶-C₆H₆)]₂ (5 mol %) in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone at 120°C for 24 h to produce 1,4-bis(3-methylpyridin-2-yl)-2,5-diphenylbenzene in 99% yield as a sole product. Neither 2,6-diphenylated nor further phenylated products was produced under the examined conditions. This regiospecific double arylation process was then applied to the synthesis of π-conjugated polymers by use of aryl dibromides such as 1,4-dibromobenzene, 2,7-dibromo-9,9-dihexylfluorene, and 2,5-dibromothiophene. For example, a polymer was obtained in 73% yield by using 1,4-dibromobenzene, whose M_n and M_w/M_n were estimated to be 3300 and 1.51, respectively. The bathochromic shift of the ultraviolet (UV)–visible absorption spectrum with respect to that of the model compound, 1,4-bis(3-methylpyridin-2-yl)-2,5-diphenylbenzene, indicated the extension of the π-conjugation. The blue fluorescence was also observed for the polymer upon the UV irradiation. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 2771–2777     

Two-photon photosensitized production of singlet oxygen: optical and optoacoustic characterization of absolute two-photon absorption cross sections for standard sensitizers in different solvents

Singlet molecular oxygen, O2(a1Deltag), can be produced upon resonant two-photon excitation of a photosensitizer. In the present study, two molecules that have received recent attention in studies of nonlinear organic materials were characterized for use as standard two-photon sensitizers: 2,5-dicyano-1,4-bis(2-(4-diphenylaminophenyl)vinyl)-benzene, CNPhVB, and 2,5-dibromo-1,4-bis(2-(4-diphenylaminophenyl)vinyl)-benzene, BrPhVB. Absolute two-photon absorption cross sections, delta, were independently determined for these molecules using two techniques that have heretofore not been applied to this problem: an optical technique (time-resolved detection of O2(a1Deltag) phosphorescence) and a nonoptical technique (a time-resolved laser-induced optoacoustic experiment). For experiments performed in toluene, a solvent commonly used for such nonlinear optical studies, appreciable absorption by the solvent itself complicates the measurements. In cyclohexane, however, delta values could be obtained without the interfering effects of solvent absorption. On the basis of these results, we discuss key aspects of the respective techniques used to quantify values of delta. The information reported herein provides some explanation for the lack of consensus that is routinely observed in published values of delta, certainly for experiments performed in aromatic solvents such as toluene and benzene.     

Highly Emissive Diborylphenylene‐Containing Bis(phenylethynyl)benzenes: Structure–Photophysical Property Correlations and Fluoride Ion Sensing

A series of 2,5‐bis(dimesitylboryl)‐1,4‐bis(arylethynyl)benzenes 1 – 6 that contain various p‐substituents on the terminal benzene rings, including NPh₂ ( 1 ), OMe ( 2 ), Me ( 3 ), H ( 4 ), CF₃ ( 5 ), and CN ( 6 ) groups, were synthesized, and the effects of the p‐substituents on the absorption and fluorescence properties were investigated both in solution and in the solid state. Linear relationships were obtained not only between the Hammett σ_p⁺ constants of the p‐substituents and the absorption and fluorescence maxima, quantum yields, and excited‐state dynamics parameters in solution, but also between the σ_p⁺ constants and the fluorescence quantum yields in the solid state. An important finding extracted from these results is that the suppressed fluorescence quenching in the solid state is a common feature for the present laterally boryl‐substituted π‐conjugated skeletons. Hence, the diborylphenylene can serve as a useful core unit to develop highly emissive organic solids. In fact, most of the derivatives showed more intense emission in the solid state than in solution. In addition to these studies, the titration experiment of 1 by the addition of nBu₄NF was conducted, which showed the stepwise bindings of two fluoride ions with high association constants as well as a drastic change in the fluorescence spectra, while constantly maintaining high quantum yields (0.61–0.76), irrespective of the binding modes. This result also demonstrated the potential utility of the present molecules as an efficient fluorescent fluoride ion sensor.     

Novel Lipophilic Fluorophores with Highly Acidity-Dependent Two-Photon Response

Lipophilic fluorophores are widely implemented in nonlinear microscopy; however, few existing membrane-specific probes combine the high brightness of two-photon excited fluorescence (2PEF) with pH sensitivity. Herein we describe four novel two-photon excited fluorophores, based on a coumarin 151 core structure, where lipophilicity is induced by a covalently attached phosphazene moiety. Changing the environmental acidity using trifluoromethanesulfonic (triflic) acid leads to profound changes in the linear fluorescence and 2PEF characteristics, due to chromophores’ switching between neutral- and protonated forms. We characterize this dependence by measuring the two-photon absorption (2PA) spectra over the region λ_2PA=550–1000 nm, observing 2PA cross sections of σ_2PA=10–20 GM, with an associated 2PEF brightness of 10–13 GM, in neutral solutions of both acetonitrile and n-octanol. Although quantum chemical modelling and NMR measurements show that, at high chromophore concentrations, protonation may be accompanied by a dimerization process, these dimers likely do not form at the lower concentrations used in optical spectroscopy.     

1,3,4-噁二唑衍生物的双光子吸收和双光子泵浦荧光

依据“推电子基-共轭中心-拉电子基-共轭中心-推电子基”的模型将电荷传输型1,3,4-噁二唑环嵌入芳香共轭体中, 通过Wittig-Horner反应合成了2种对称型强双光子吸收和双光子诱导荧光分子2,5-二[4-(2-芳基乙烯基)苯基]-1,3,4-噁二唑. 它们的氯仿溶液在锁模Nd: YAG激光器800 nm激光照射下, 发射出很强的双光子上转换荧光, 其最强荧光分别在波长507和475 nm. 采用非线性透过率法测得其双光子吸收截面分别为1.07×10^－46和6.6×10^－47 cm⁴•s•photon^－1. 这2个对称型D-π-A-π-D生色分子从激发端基到π共轭桥的有效能量传输, 对双光子吸收和双光子荧光发射能力贡献较大.