First Perphenylated carbo‐Oligoacetylenes: An Extension of the Polytriacetylene Family

The first examples of a novel family of sp‐carbon‐rich n‐π‐conjugated oligomers/polymers, namely carbo‐mers of polyacetylene, also referred to as “1,4‐PTA” isomers of the classical polytriacetylenes (1,2‐PTAs), are described in the perphenylated series. The two first representatives proved to be stable in solution, and exhibit a zig‐zag arrangement in the crystal state. The third member of the family, isolated in SnCl₂ matrix, proved to be stable in the solid state and was characterized by MALDI‐TOF MS, ¹H NMR, CPMAS ¹³C NMR, and absorption spectroscopy. An explanation for its reactivity in solution is proposed. The chromophoric properties in the visible region are shown to vary significantly and consistently along the series.     

From Graftable Biphotonic Chromophores to Water‐Soluble Organic Nanodots for Biophotonics: The Importance of Environmental Effects

The photophysical and two‐photon absorption (TPA) properties of biphotonic chromophores with one or two phenol pendant units were studied and compared with that of a model biphotonic quadrupolar chromophore. A water‐soluble dendritic structure was then synthesized by using the pendant moieties as starting points for the construction of dendritic branches. We show that the polarity of the environment significantly modulates both the fluorescence and the TPA responses of the different chromophoric derivatives. This extends to more subtle effects that involve phenol pendant moieties that were found to act as discrete solvating units and to modify both the photophysics and the TPA response of the chromophore. This demonstrates the high sensitivity of the TPA response of quadrupolar derivatives to minute alterations in the environment. Moreover, the dendritic branches were found to behave as a peculiar cybotactic environment that was able to tune the fluorescence and TPA response of the inner chromophore by creating a polar environment. This reveals a new direction for exploiting such effects by playing on the dendritic architecture (e.g., the nature and shape of the building blocks, the geometry and position of the chromophore) to modulate the TPA responses.     

New one- and two-dimensional 4H-pyranylidene NLO-phores

Dipolar, V-shaped compounds derived from 4H-pyranylidene-linked acceptors have been synthesized, and their linear and nonlinear optical properties (displaying μβ values up to 3000 × 10⁻⁴⁸ esu) have been compared to those of analogous one-dimensional derivatives. The pyranylidene ring behaves strictly as a spacer, and not as a donor group.     

GFP生色团衍生物的合成及其荧光性能

以N-甲基乙酰胺或N-甲基苯甲酰胺为起始原料,与氯乙酰氯经酰化反应后,与叠氮钠经取代反应制得二酰亚胺(2); 2在三苯基膦的催化下发生分子内氮杂Witting反应制得关键中间体--咪唑啉酮(3); 3与芳醛在碱性条件下经缩合反应合成了8个新型的GFP生色团衍生物(5a~5h),其结构经¹H NMR和¹³C NMR表征。对5a~5h的激发波长和发射波长进行了研究。结果表明,与对羟基苯咪唑啉酮(p-HOBDI)相比,大部分化合物的发射波长发生了比较显著的红移,其中2-羟基5-硝基苯咪唑啉酮(5f)的发射波长达614 nm。     

The Effective Conjugation Length Is Responsible for the Red/Green Spectral Tuning in the Cyanobacteriochrome Slr1393g3

The origin of the spectral shift from a red‐ to a green‐absorbing form in a cyanobacteriochrome, Slr1393g3, was identified by combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics simulations. This protein, related to classical phytochromes, carries the open‐chain tetrapyrrole chromophore phycocyanobilin. Our calculations reveal that the effective conjugation length in the chromophore becomes shorter upon conversion from the red to the green form. This is related to the planarity of the entire chromophore. A large distortion was found for the terminal pyrrole rings A and D; however, the D ring contributes more strongly to the photoproduct tuning, despite a larger change in the twist of the A ring. Our findings implicate that the D ring twist can be exploited to regulate the absorption of the photoproduct. Hence, mutations that affect the D ring twist can lead to rational tuning of the photoproduct absorption, allowing the tailoring of cyanobacteriochromes for biotechnological applications such as optogenetics and bioimaging.     

Leveraging Fluorescent Emission to Unitary Yield: Dimerization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

We report on the synthesis and characterization of novel substituted 1,1′‐biperylene‐2,2′‐diols in which the dihedral angle between the two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) units is tailored from ca. 60° to ca. 90° in the solid state by introduction of cyclo‐etheric straps or sterically hindered groups such as the triisopropylsilyl (TIPS) group. Depending on the type of substitution, we lock the dihedral angle between the perylenyl moieties enabling fine‐tuning of the molecular optoelectronic properties, with the molecules displaying the smallest angles acting as exceptionally strong emitters with unitary quantum yields.     

Synthesis and Optical Properties of 2‐(Benzo[b]thiophene‐3‐yl)pyrroles and a New BODIPY Fluorophore (BODIPY=4,4‐Difluoro‐4‐bora‐3a,4a‐diaza‐s‐indacene)

The light fantastic : Two new 2‐(benzo[b]thiophene‐3‐yl)pyrroles have been synthesized, and are shown to exhibit optical properties that are promising for optoelectronic materials and devices such as highly efficient fluorescent sensors (see scheme). In addition a new BODIPY fluorophore, derived from 2‐(benzo[b]thiophene‐3‐yl)pyrrole, was also isolated and shows good spectroscopic properties in solution which are fully preserved in the solid state.

     

共轭链对具有特殊电荷转移结构分子超极化率的影响

近年来实验发现扭曲型分子内电荷转移（TICT）分子具有独特的分子内电荷转移机理和不同寻常的NLO响应系数。本文在MP2/6-311++G(d,p)水平上,结合有限场方法系统探讨了不同共轭链及共轭链长度对TICT分子一阶超极化率β的影响,并与传统D-π-A分子相比较。研究表明,共轭链对TICT分子与传统D-π-A分子β影响不同,且随着共轭链增长,TICT分子β提高更为显著。特别是共轭链为苯环的P4分子,当苯环重复单元数n=3时,其β远远大于其它具有不同共轭链的分子。     

Isolation and Identification of Residual Chromophores in Cellulosic Materials

A general procedure was developed for the isolation of residual chromophores in or on cellulosic material, which were hitherto inaccessible to structure elucidation due to their extremely low content in the ppb concentration scale. It is applicable to cellulosic pulp, cellulosic fibers (viscose, Lyocell) and cellulose derivatives (acetate, carbonyl-labeled cellulose) as well. The chromophore identification comprises treatment of the cellulosic material with boron trifluoride – acetic acid complex (BF₃*2HOAc) containing sulfite, chromatographic separation of the resulting chromophore-containing mixture, and structure determination of the main constituents by NMR / MS and comparison to authentic samples. Both adsorbed and covalently bound aromatic and quinoid compounds are selectively released by the treatment. Covalent ester, ether and secondary alkyl links between chromophore and cellulose are broken. Two cellulosic example substrates have been analyzed for their chromophore content: Lyocell fibers and non-bleached viscose fibers, and up to eleven chromophores per sample have been identified.