Tailoring colors by O-annulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Miletic, Tanja, Fermi, Andrea, Orfanos, Ioannis, Avramopoulos, Aggelos, De Leo, Federica, Demitri, Nicola, Bergamini, Giacomo, Ceroni, Paola, Papadopoulos, Manthos G., Couris, Stelios and Bonifazi, Davide ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5717-0121 2017. Tailoring colors by O-annulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Chemistry - a European Journal 23 (10) , pp. 2363-2378. 10.1002/chem.201604866

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Abstract

The synthesis of O-doped polyaromatic hydrocarbons, in which two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon subunits are bridged through one or two O atoms, has been achieved. This includes high-yielding ring-closure key steps that, depending on the reaction conditions, yield the formation of either furanyl or pyranopyranyl linkages through intramolecular C-O bond formation. Comprehensive photophysical measurements in solution showed that these molecules feature exceptionally high emission yields and tunable absorption properties throughout the UV-vis spectral region. Electrochemical investigations showed that in all cases the O-annulation increases the electron donor capabilities by raising the HOMO energy level with the LUMO energy level being less affected. Moreover, third-order NLO measurements of solutions or thin films containing the dyes displayed very good second hyperpolarizibility values. Importantly, PMMA films containing the pyranopyranyl derivatives displayed weak linear absorption and NLO absorption compared to the nonlinearity and NLO refraction, respectively, revealing to be exceptional organic materials for photonic devices.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	PAHs; O-annulation; heteroatom doping; chromophores; nonlinear optics
Publisher:	WileyBlackwell
ISSN:	0947-6539
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	6 January 2017
Date of Acceptance:	29 November 2016
Last Modified:	08 Jan 2024 16:57
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/97225

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