Abstract
The synthesis of star-shaped molecules, comprising a pyrene core with tetrakis(phenylethynyl) arms substituted with N,N-dimethylamino and propyl groups (1-5), is reported. The electrochemical and photophysical properties of 1-5 depend on the number of N,N-dimethylamino groups on the tetrakis(phenylethynyl)pyrene framework. In electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) studies, the spectra of 4 and 5 show red-shifts and band broadening; in contrast, 1 exhibits a typical high-intensity pyrene ECL emission. It was confirmed that the ECL spectra arise from the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) induced by the annihilation of radical ions owing to the presence of a strong donor.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5908-5912 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Tetrahedron |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 29 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 Jul 22 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the CRI project (20120000243) (J.S.K.) and Priority Research Centers Program (20120005860) of Research Institute for Natural Sciences from NRF of Korea (K.C. and D.H.C.).
Keywords
- Intramolecular charge transfer (ICT)
- Radical stability
- Substitution N,N-dimethylamino group
- Tetrakis(phenylethynyl)pyrene
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry