Issue 10, 2018

J-Aggregation induced emission enhancement of a thienyl substituted bis(difluoroboron)-1,2-bis((1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene)hydrazine (BOPHY) dye

Abstract

The synthesis and characterization of 2,7-diphenyl- and 2,7-dithienyl-1,3,6,8-tetramethyl bis(difluoroboron)-1,2-bis((1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene)hydrazine (BOPHY) derivatives 1 and 2 are described. The compounds were characterized by NMR (1H, 13C), X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis, UV/Vis, fluorescence spectroscopy and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). The photophysical properties were investigated in solvents of different polarities. Compound 1 exhibits slight solvent dependent spectroscopic properties, whereas compound 2 shows fluorescence quenching with an increase in the solvent polarity. Aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) is observed in compound 2, which is attributed to the formation of J-aggregates that result in narrow, red-shifted and enhanced emission. Modification of the β-substituents of BOPHY is responsible for the formation of these aggregates, which is definitively established by an X-ray diffraction study.

Graphical abstract: J-Aggregation induced emission enhancement of a thienyl substituted bis(difluoroboron)-1,2-bis((1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene)hydrazine (BOPHY) dye

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 yan 2018
Accepted
10 apr 2018
First published
11 apr 2018

New J. Chem., 2018,42, 8271-8275

J-Aggregation induced emission enhancement of a thienyl substituted bis(difluoroboron)-1,2-bis((1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylene)hydrazine (BOPHY) dye

L. Jiang, H. Gao, L. Gai and Z. Shen, New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 8271 DOI: 10.1039/C8NJ00031J

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