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Tunable Properties of Nature-Inspired N,N'-Alkylated Riboflavin Semiconductors.

ABSTRACT: A series of novel soluble nature-inspired flavin derivatives substituted with short butyl and bulky ethyl-adamantyl alkyl groups was prepared via simple and straightforward synthetic approach with moderate to good yields. The comprehensive characterization of the materials, to assess their application potential, has demonstrated that the modification of the conjugated flavin core enables delicate tuning of the absorption and emission properties, optical bandgap, frontier molecular orbital energies, melting points, and thermal stability. Moreover, the thin films prepared thereof exhibit smooth and homogeneous morphology with generally high stability over time.

SUBMITTER: Richtar J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7793104 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Tunable Properties of Nature-Inspired <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>'-Alkylated Riboflavin Semiconductors.

Richtar Jan J Ivanova Lucia L Whang Dong Ryeol DR Yumusak Cigdem C Wielend Dominik D Weiter Martin M Scharber Markus Clark MC Kovalenko Alexander A Sariciftci Niyazi Serdar NS Krajcovic Jozef J

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20201223 1

A series of novel soluble nature-inspired flavin derivatives substituted with short butyl and bulky ethyl-adamantyl alkyl groups was prepared via simple and straightforward synthetic approach with moderate to good yields. The comprehensive characterization of the materials, to assess their application potential, has demonstrated that the modification of the conjugated flavin core enables delicate tuning of the absorption and emission properties, optical bandgap, frontier molecular orbital energi ...[more]

PMID: 33374613

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