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Effect of Differential Self-Assembly on Mechanochromic Luminescence of Fluorene-Benzothiadiazole-Based Fluorophores.


ABSTRACT: Supramolecular self-assembly is an excellent tool for controlling the optical and electronic properties of chromophore-based molecular systems. Herein, we demonstrate how differential self-assembly affects mechanoresponsive luminescence of fluorene-benzothiadiazole-based fluorophores. We have synthesized two donor-acceptor-donor-type conjugated oligomers consisting of fluorene as the donor and benzothiadiazole as the acceptor. For facile self-assembly, both molecules are end-functionalized with hydrogen-bonding amide groups. Differential self-assembly was induced by attaching alkyl chains of different lengths onto the fluorene moiety: hexyl (FB-C6) and dodecyl (FB-C12). The molecules self-assemble to form well-defined nanostructures in nonpolar solvents and solvent mixtures. Although their optical properties in solution are not affected by the alkyl chain length, significant effects were observed in the self-assembled state, particularly in the excitation energy migration properties. As a result, remarkable differences were observed in the mechanochromic luminescence properties of the molecules. A precise structure-property correlation is made using UV-visible absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, time-correlated single-photon counting analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy.

SUBMITTER: Naeem KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6645499 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effect of Differential Self-Assembly on Mechanochromic Luminescence of Fluorene-Benzothiadiazole-Based Fluorophores.

Naeem Karattu Chali KC   Neenu Kadaikkara K   Nair Vijayakumar C VC  

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Supramolecular self-assembly is an excellent tool for controlling the optical and electronic properties of chromophore-based molecular systems. Herein, we demonstrate how differential self-assembly affects mechanoresponsive luminescence of fluorene-benzothiadiazole-based fluorophores. We have synthesized two donor-acceptor-donor-type conjugated oligomers consisting of fluorene as the donor and benzothiadiazole as the acceptor. For facile self-assembly, both molecules are end-functionalized with  ...[more]

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