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Sequential Multistep Excited‐State Structural Transformations in N,N′‐Diphenyl‐dihydrodibenzo[a,c]phenazine Fluorophores.
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Angewandte Chemie . 7/17/2023, Vol. 135 Issue 29, p1-9. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- We demonstrate that a single polycyclic π‐scaffold can undergo sequential multistep excited‐state structural evolution along the bent, planar, and twisted conformers, which coexist to produce intrinsic multiple fluorescence emissions in room‐temperature solution. By installing a methyl or trifluoromethyl group on the ortho‐site of N,N′‐diphenyl‐dihydrodibenzo[a,c]phenazine (DPAC), the enhanced steric effects change the fluorescence emission of DPAC from a dominant red band to well‐resolved triple bands. The ultra‐broadband triple emissions of ortho‐substituted DPACs range from ≈350 to ≈850 nm, which is unprecedented for small fluorophores with molecular weight of <500. Ultrafast spectroscopy and theoretical calculations clearly reveal that the above dramatic changes originate from the influence of steric hindrance on the shape of excited state potential energy surface (S1 PES). Compared to the steep S1 PES of parental DPAC, the introduction of ortho‐substituent is shown to make the path of structural evolution in S1 wider and flatter, so the ortho‐substituted derivatives exhibit slower structural transformations from bent to planar and then to twisted forms, yielding intrinsic triple emission. The results provide the proof of concept that the bent, planar, and twisted emissive states can coexist in the same S1 PES, which greatly expand the fundamental understanding of the excited‐state structural relaxation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00448249
- Volume :
- 135
- Issue :
- 29
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Angewandte Chemie
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164876045
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202305572