Interplay of α,α‐ versus α,β‐Conjugation in the Excited States and Charged Defects of Branched Oligothiophenes as Models for Dendrimeric Materials |
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Authors: | Rafael C González‐Cano Geeta Saini Prof?Dr Josemon Jacob Prof?Dr Juan T López?Navarrete Prof?Dr Juan Casado Dr M Carmen Ruiz?Delgado |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Málaga 29071 (Spain), Fax: (+34)?952132000;2. Centre for Polymer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 (India) |
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Abstract: | This article investigates the excited and charged states of three branched oligothiophenes with methyl–thienyl side groups as models to promote 3D arrangements. A comparison with the properties of the parent systems, linear all‐α,α‐oligothiophenes, is proposed. A wide variety of spectroscopic methods (i.e., absorption, emission, triplet–triplet transient absorption, and spectroelectrochemistry) in combination with DFT calculations have been used for this purpose. Whereas the absorption spectra are slightly blueshifted upon branching, both the emission spectra and triplet–triplet absorption spectra are moderately redshifted; this indicates a larger contribution of the β‐linked thienyl groups in the delocalization of the S1 and T1 states rather than into the S0 state. The delocalization through the α,β‐conjugated path was found to be crucial for the stabilization of the trication species in the larger branched systems, whereas the linear sexithiophene homologue can only be stabilized up to the dication species. |
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Keywords: | conjugation dendrimers density functional calculations polymers spectroelectrochemistry |
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