Covalently linked bisporphyrins bearing tetraphenylporphyrin and perbromoporphyrin units: Synthesis and their properties

A series of covalently linked bisporphyrins bearingmeso-tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) and octabromotetraphenylporphyrin (OBTPP) units have been synthesised and characterised. Electrochemical studies on these bisporphyrins showed an anodic shift (∼ 30–60 mV) of the TPP unit and a cathodic shift (∼40-80 mV) of OBTPP in redox potentials. Further, steady-state fluorescence studies on bisporphyrins indicated dramatic decrease in fluorescence quantum yields of the TPP moiety. Electrochemical redox and fluorescence data seem to suggest the possible existence of intramolecular interactions in these bisporphyrins     

Synthesis of nicotinonitrile derivatives and study of their photophysical properties

Abstract  

A convenient route was developed for the synthesis of novel nicotinonitrile derivatives by a three-component Dimroth reaction of chalcones, malononitrile, and secondary heterocyclic amines or sodium alcoholate. Nicotinonitrile derivatives are obtained in fair to good yields. The structures of all new compounds were established by spectroscopic characteristics and their photophysical properties were studied.     

A boron-containing carbazole dimer: synthesis, photophysical properties and sensing properties

A novel boron-containing π-conjugated compound has been synthesized by the introduction of electron-acceptors (dimesitylboron groups) at the 3,3'-positions of a carbazole dimer (electron-donor). The compound possesses excellent electrochemical properties and high fluorescence quantum yields. In addition, is a sensitive fluorescence sensor with remarkable colour changes and the results could be confirmed through theoretical calculations of the compounds and [(n)Bu(4)N](+)(2)[·(F)(2)](2-). Our studies indicate that could be used as an excellent optoelectronic material in OLED devices and a ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor.     

A sensitive probe for oxygen sensing in gas mixtures,based on room-temperature phosphorescence quenching

The dye Erythrosine B (which gives room-temperature phosphorescence, RTF) has been covalently bound to a silica-based amino-functionalized exchanger. The resulting material turned out to be extremely useful as a luminescent probe for oxygen. The photochemical properties and the analytical performance of the RTF probe have been studied by use of a gas flow-injection analysis system, which incorporates a convenient exponential dilution chamber for gas sample introduction. The possible origin of the non-linear Stern-Volmer quenching response observed is thoroughly discussed in terms of the quenching and lifetimes. The proposed sensing material is particularly suitable for measuring oxygen in gas mixtures at extremely low concentrations. The detection limit attained was 0.00006% (0.6 ppm) of oxygen in dry argon (making the system one of the more sensitive optosensors for oxygen published so far). A typical precision of ± 0.2%, at the 0.025% oxygen level, was achieved. Response times were less than 2 s for full signal change and no hysteresis effects were noticed. A possible mechanism for the observed oxygen RTF quenching in the new sensing material is proposed.     

Synthesis and spectral properties of meso-substituted Ni2+ octaalkylporphyrinates

Nickel(II) 3,7,13,17-tetramethyl-2,8,12,18-tetrabutylporphyrinate and its 5,15-diaza, -diphenyl, and -di(4-bromophenyl) derivatives have been synthesized by the reaction of nickel(II) chloride with corresponding tetrapyrrole ligands in dimethylformamide.     

Self-organized lipid-porphyrin bilayer membranes in vesicular form: nanostructure,photophysical properties,and dioxygen coordination

An amphiphilic tetraphenylporphyrin and its iron complex bearing four phospholipid substituents, in which a trimethylolethane residue connects the two acyl chains (lipid-porphyrins), have been synthesized. The free-base lipid-porphyrin 6a self-organizes in aqueous media to form spherical unilamellar vesicles with a diameter of 100 nm and a uniform thickness of 10 nm, which corresponds to twice the length of the molecule. In the visible absorption spectrum, the porphyrin Soret band was significantly red-shifted (12 nm) relative to that of the monomer in benzene/MeOH solution due to the excitonic interaction of the porphyrin chromophores. The [symbol: see text]-A isotherm of 6a gave an area per molecule of 2.2 nm2, which allowed the estimation of the number of molecules in a single vesicle (2.3 x 10(4)). Double-layered Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of 6a on a glass surface exhibited an absorption spectrum identical to that of the 6a vesicles in bulk aqueous solution, and this suggests that they contain similar geometric arrangements of the porphyrin moieties. Exciton calculations on the basis of our structural model reproduced the bathochromic shift of the Soret band well. In the photophysical properties of the 6a vesicles, the characteristics of J-aggregated porphyrins substantially predominate: strong fluorescence and extremely short triplet lifetime. The iron complex 6b with a small molar excess of 1-dodecylimidazole (DIm) also formed spherical unilamellar vesicles (100 nm phi). Scanning force microscopy after evaporation on a graphite surface revealed 6b/DIm vesicles with a vertical height of 19.8 nm, which coincided with the thickness of the double bilayer membranes. The ferrous 6c formed a bis(DIm)-coordinated low-spin FeII complex under an N2 atmosphere. Upon addition of O2 to this solution, a kinetically stable O2 adduct was formed at 37 degrees C with a half-life of 17 h. Distinct gel-phase (liquid-crystal) transitions of the lipid-porphyrin membranes were clearly observed; the free base 6a displayed a higher transition temperature (56 degrees C) than the iron complex. Magnetic circular dichroism and infrared spectroscopic studies proved that molecular O2 coordinates to the self-organized lipid-porphyrinatoiron(II) vesicles in aqueous media.     

Suppression of aggregation-induced fluorescence quenching in pyrene derivatives: photophysical properties and crystal structures

Two new pyrene-based fluorophores, namely 1-[4-(2,2-diphenylvinyl)phenyl]pyrene (PVPP) and 1,3,6,8-tetrakis[4-(2,2-diphenylvinyl)phenyl]pyrene (TPVPP), were synthesized through Suzuki coupling reaction and well characterized. PVPP successfully suppresses the fluorescence quenching of pyrene units in the solid state, displaying aggregation-induced enhanced emission. Despite the same substituent, TPVPP shows a different fluorescent behavior. On the basis of the crystal structures, the distinct optical behavior is discussed and clarified. The intermolecular C-H?π interaction has a dramatic effect on their photophysical properties in the solid state.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of lead phthalocyanines

This work reports on the synthesis and photophysical parameters of tetra-and octa-substituted new lead phthalocyanines. The complexes synthesized are: 1,4-(tetraphenoxyphthalocyaninato)lead (7a), 1,4-(tetra-tert-butylphenoxyphthalocyaninato)lead (7b), 2,3-(tetraphenoxyphthalocyaninato)lead (8a), 2,3-(tetra-tert-butylphenoxyphthalocyaninato)lead (8b), 2,3-octaphenoxyphthalocyaninatolead (9a) 2,3-[octakis(4-t-butylphenoxyphthalocyaninato)]lead (9b). Photophysical properties were studied for these complexes in a dimethylsulfoxide, dimethylformamide, toluene, tetrahydrofuran and chloroform. The fluorescence spectra were different from excitation spectra due to demetallation upon excitation. High triplet quantum yields ranging from 0.70 to 0.88 (in DMSO, DMF and toluene) and low triplet lifetimes (20–50 μs in DMSO, and <10 μs in the rest of the solvents) were observed due to the presence of heavy atom.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of ferrocene-oligothiophene-fullerene triads

To promote photoinduced charge separation previously observed for the oligothiophene-fullerene dyads (nT-C60), we have designed an additional attachment with a strongly electron-donating ferrocene at the unsubstituted terminal site of the oligothiophene and synthesized two types of the ferrocene-oligothiophene-fullerene triads, Fc-nT-C60 directly linking the ferrocene to the oligothiophene and Fc-tm-nT-C60 inserting a trimethylene spacer between the ferrocene and the oligothiophene. For the central oligothiophene of the triads, a homologous series of quaterthiophene (4T), octithiophene (8T), and duodecithiophene (12T) are systematically examined. The cyclic voltammograms and electronic absorption spectra of Fc-nT-C60 indicate conjugation between the ferrocene and oligothiophene components. The emission spectra of Fc-nT-C60 measured in toluene demonstrate that the fluorescence of the oligothiophene is markedly quenched, as compared to that observed for the dyads nT-C60. This quenching is explained in terms of the involvement of intramolecular electron transfer in the photophysical decay process. The additionally conjugated ferrocene evidently contributes to the stabilization of charge separation states, thus promoting intramolecular electron transfer. This is corroborated by the observation that the emission spectra of the nonconjugated triads Fc-tm-nT-C60 are essentially similar to the corresponding dyads nT-C60.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of phosphole-cored dendrimers

Phosphole-cored dendrimers having poly(benzyl ether) units through the third generation have been synthesized. The dendrimers display intense blue photoluminescence, the quantum yield increasing with the increasing generation of the dendron units. The optical properties are easily tuned by oxidation of the phosphorus atom of the phosphole ring.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of dihydroheptacenes: new blue-emitting materials

7,16-Dihydroheptacenes (1-3) substituted at the 6, 8, 15, and 17 positions are synthesized as blue emitters potentially useful in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). The photophysical properties of 1-3 (lambda(max) = 424-428 nm, phi(F) = 0.15-0.21, tau(F) = 2.35-2.67 ns in CH2Cl2) are discussed. They are shown to be stable and efficient blue emitters in the solid state (phi(F) = 0.37-0.44). The X-ray crystal structure of 1 is reported.     

Synthesis of oxacalixarene-locked bisporphyrins and higher oligomers

The efficient one-step synthesis of oxacalixarene-bisporphyrins and higher oligomers from readily available starting materials is described. The X-ray structure of one oxacalix[4]arene-locked cofacial bisporphyrin, prepared in 91% yield, shows an 1,3-alternate conformation of the molecule with partial overlap of the two porphyrin rings. 1H NMR data supports a similar conformation in solution. The absorption and emission spectra of oxacalixarene-porphyrins are briefly discussed.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of phenyl-sulfanylated chlororophyll derivatives

Chlorophyll derivatives that possessed a phenylsulfanyl group at the C3¹- or C3²-position were synthesized and their optical properties were investigated. Methyl 3¹-phenylsulfanyl-mesopyropheophorbide-a was prepared by substitutions of the corresponding C3¹-hydroxy-chlorin, methyl bacteriopheophorbide-d, with thiophenol in the presence of zinc iodide or of the corresponding C3¹-bromo-chlorin with thiophenol. The regioisomeric C3²-phenylsulfanyl-chlorin was obtained by addition of thiophenol to the C3-vinyl group of methyl pyropheophorbide-a in the presence of AIBN. Both the synthetic compounds gave similar electronic absorption and emission spectra in chloroform, but fluorescence quantum yield of the C3¹-sulfanyl-chlorin (0.18) was ca. 30% smaller than those of the C3²-sulfanyl-chlorin (0.25) and the C3-ethyl-chlorin (0.24). These observations were consistent with their fluorescence lifetime data. It is suggested that the heavy atom effect of a sulfur atom at the C3¹-position can tune photophysical properties of the chlorophyll derivatives.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of steroid-linked porphyrin-fullerene hybrids

[structure: see text] The photophysical properties of porphyrin-linked fullerene hybrids have generated significant interest, and a number of these hybrids synthesized by this group and others have been extensively characterized with respect to energy and charge-transfer processes that take place upon photoexcitation. Present studies of steroid-linked dyads demonstrate the extent to which through-bond effects operate in these systems.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of phenothiazine-labeled conjugated dendrimers

A novel class of conjugated dendrimers bearing phenothiazines as peripheral groups and phenylenevinylene-group as a core has been synthesized through the Wittig-Horner reaction in moderate to good yield.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of models for twisted PRODAN and dimethylaminonaphthonitrile

The synthesis and photophysical properties of 7-cyano-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-ethano-benzo[g]quinoline and 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-ethano-7-propionyl-benzo[g]quinoline are reported. These compounds possess a quinuclidine substructure that locks the tertiary amino group perpendicular to the naphthalene ring. Their excited states are models for the twisted excited states of 2-(dimethylamino)-6-naphthonitrile (DMANN) and 6-propionyl-2-(dimethylamino)naphthlene (PRODAN). In contrast to DMANN and PRODAN, the fluorescence of these twisted derivatives is strongly deactivated in polar solvents. Neither DMANN nor PRODAN likely emit from TICT excited states.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of tetrafluorophenyl-modified carbazole oligomers

A series of tetrafluorophenyl-modified oligo(3,6-carbazole ethynylene)s (CfCzCf, CfCz2Cf, CfCz3Cf, (CfCz)2Cf, and Cf2CzCf2) were synthesized by a Pd/Cu-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction and fully characterized. Their photophysical and electronic properties as well as their thermal stabilities were investigated. It is noteworthy that these tetrafluorophenyl modified compounds showed relative thermal stabilities and low-lying HOMO levels ranging from −5.54 to −5.60 eV, which might be the promising candidates for hole-transporting materials in OLEDs.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of nonbenzoid ended fluorophores

A series of pi-conjugated compounds (1-23) were successfully synthesized by the Sonogashira, Suzuki, and Wittig-Horner reactions. The structure-property relationship about photoluminescence based on these synthesized compounds was systematically discussed in detail. In addition, energy gaps between ground and excited states of these compounds, which were in good agreement with the experimental observation, were calculated by the semiempirical parametrized PM3 method. It was revealed that emission efficiency largely depends on molecular structure, aggregation type, and size of nanoaggregates.