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Abstract In this paper, we report an eco-friendly approach for the C(sp 2)–H bond selenylation of imidazopyridines and other N-heteroarenes as well as simple arenes at ambient temperature. This new protocol consists of the reaction between (N-hetero)-arenes and the diorganyl-diselenides and trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA)-ethanol reagent system. In a short reaction time, the desired selenylated products were obtained regioselectively in good yields, with tolerance for a wide range of functional groups.

This work presents the development of a low-cost spin coater for thin film deposition as an alternative to commercial equipment that have high acquisition cost. The proposed spin coater uses a brushless motor taken from an unused hard disk, which is activated through the association of an electronic speed controller (ESC) and an Arduino microcontroller. During deposition, the rotating substrate is attached with a vacuum clamping system. For the control, the system uses a Hall effect sensor to read the engine speed. The rotation readings performed by the equipment sensor were validated with a tachometer. Finally, TiO2 films were deposited on glass substrates with ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) and characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy to obtain the transmittance of the films at different rotation speeds.

Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of fluorophores containing a 2,1,3-benzoxadiazole unit associated with a π-conjugated system (D-π-A-π-D). These new fluorophores in solution exhibited an absorption maximum at around ~419 nm (visible region), as expected for electronic transitions of the π-π* type (ε ~2.7 × 107 L mol−1 cm−1), and strong solvent-dependent fluorescence emission (ΦFL ~0.5) located in the bluish-green region. The Stokes' shift of these compounds is ca. 3,779 cm−1, which was attributed to an intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) state. In CHCl3 solution, the compounds exhibited longer and shorter lifetimes, which was attributed to the emission of monomeric and aggregated molecules, respectively. Density functional theory was used to model the electronic structure of the compounds 9a–d in their excited and ground electronic states. The simulated emission spectra are consistent with the experimental results, with different solvents leading to a shift in the emission peak and the attribution of a π-π* state with the characteristics of a charge transfer excitation. The thermal properties were analyzed by thermogravimetric analysis, and a high maximum degradation rate occurred at around 300°C. Electrochemical studies were also performed in order to determine the band gaps of the molecules. The electrochemical band gaps (2.48–2.70 eV) showed strong correlations with the optical band gaps (2.64–2.67 eV).