Molecular Packing and Solid-State Photophysical Properties of 1,3,6,8-Tetraalkylpyrenes.

alkyls crystal engineering fluorescence pyrenes solid-state structures

Journal

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
ISSN: 1521-3765
Titre abrégé: Chemistry
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9513783

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
22 Nov 2019
Historique:
received: 16 07 2019
pubmed: 15 8 2019
medline: 15 8 2019
entrez: 15 8 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The relationship between the photophysical properties and molecular orientation of 1,3,6,8-tetraalkylpyrenes in the solid state is described herein. The introduction of alkyl groups with different chain structures (in terms of length and branching) did not affect the photophysical properties in solution, but significantly shifted the emission wavelengths and fluorescence quantum yields in the solid state for some samples. Pyrenes bearing ethyl, isobutyl, or neopentyl groups at the 1-, 3-, 6-, and 8-positions showed similar emission profiles in both the solution and solid states. In contrast, pyrenes bearing other alkyl groups exhibited an excimer emission in the solid state, similar to that of the parent pyrene. On studying the photophysical properties in the solid state with respect to the obtained crystal structures, the observed solid-state photophysical properties were found to depend on the relative position of the pyrene chromophores. The solid-state photophysical properties can be controlled by the alkyl groups, which provide changing crystal packing. Among the pyrenes tested, 1,3,6,8-tetraethylpyrene showed the highest fluorescence quantum yield of 0.88 in the solid state.

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pubmed: 31410873
doi: 10.1002/chem.201903224
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Journal Article

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eng

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14817-14825

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Organisme : Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
ID : JP16H06039
Organisme : Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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Organisme : Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
ID : JP16H01150
Organisme : Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
ID : JP18H04410
Organisme : Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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© 2019 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

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Auteurs

Takanori Iwasaki (T)

Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.

Shin Murakami (S)

Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.

Youhei Takeda (Y)

Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.

Gaku Fukuhara (G)

Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551 (Japan), and JST, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.

Norimitsu Tohnai (N)

Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.

Yumi Yakiyama (Y)

Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.

Hidehiro Sakurai (H)

Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.

Nobuaki Kambe (N)

Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.

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