Issue 22, 2016

Stereoselective synthesis and properties of 1,3-bis(dicyanomethylidene)indane-5-carboxylic acid acceptor fragment containing nonlinear optical chromophores

Abstract

A series of organic push–pull type chromophores using indane-1,3-dione 5-carboxylic acid (IDCA) and novel 1,3-bis(dicyanomethylidene)indane 5-carboxylic acid (CICA) electron acceptor fragments have been synthesized and characterized. NMR and X-ray analysis revealed that condensation reactions with the CICA fragment were stereoselective and yielded benzylidenes and azomethines with E double bond configurations. Due to the non-planar geometry these compounds are chiral and were acquired as a racemic mixture. The subsequent functionalization of the carboxylic acid group with 5,5,5-triphenylpentan-1-ol yielded solution-processable glass forming materials (6, 8, 10, 13) with glass transition temperature values of 76–134 °C. The nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of these compounds were characterized using quantum chemical calculations and second harmonic generation (SHG) measurements in corona-poled thin glassy films. The twisted geometry of the CICA based materials was shown to be beneficial to the macroscopic NLO performance due to the less pronounced solid phase stacking compared to the flat IDCA based compounds. The presence of site isolating groups at both the acceptor and donor ends of the molecule in compound 13 resulted in a considerable NLO efficiency increase. Non-centrosymmetric crystals of CICA based N,N-dimethylaminobenzylidene 7b were obtained and showed a SHG response comparable to urea.

Graphical abstract: Stereoselective synthesis and properties of 1,3-bis(dicyanomethylidene)indane-5-carboxylic acid acceptor fragment containing nonlinear optical chromophores

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Jan 2016
Accepted
17 Apr 2016
First published
18 Apr 2016

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016,4, 5019-5030

Stereoselective synthesis and properties of 1,3-bis(dicyanomethylidene)indane-5-carboxylic acid acceptor fragment containing nonlinear optical chromophores

K. Traskovskis, V. Kokars, A. Tokmakovs, I. Mihailovs, E. Nitiss, M. Petrova, S. Belyakov and M. Rutkis, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016, 4, 5019 DOI: 10.1039/C6TC00203J

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