Electrogenerated chemiluminescence of N,N-dimethylamino functionalized tetrakis(phenylethynyl)pyrenes

Yeon Ok Lee, Tuhin Pradhan, Kihang Choi, Dong Hoon Choi, Joung Hae Lee, Jong Seung Kim

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)5908-5912
    Number of pages5
    JournalTetrahedron
    Volume69
    Issue number29
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 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

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