Frontier molecular orbital analysis of dual fluorescent dyes: predicting two-color emission in N-Aryl -1,8-naphthalimides†
Abstract
A 3 × 3 matrix of disubstituted N-aryl-1,8-naphthalimides was synthesized for the evaluation and discovery of dual fluorescence (DF). The matrix elements included for this study were based on a predictive model that is proposed as a seesaw balanced photophysical model. This model serves as a guide to optimize the dual fluorescence emission from N-phenyl-1,8-naphthalimdes by appropriate placement of substituent