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Carborane‐induced excimer emission of severely twisted bis‐o‐carboranyl chrysene

Abstract:
The synthesis of a highly twisted chrysene derivative incorporating two electron deficient o‐carboranyl groups is reported. The molecule exhibits a complex, excitation‐dependent photoluminescence, including aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) with good quantum efficiency and an exceptionally long singlet excited state lifetime. Through a combination of detailed optical studies and theoretical calculations, the excited state species are identified, including an unusual excimer induced by the presence of o‐carborane. This is the first time that o‐carborane has been shown to induce excimer formation ab initio, as well as the first observation of excimer emission by a chrysene‐based small molecule in solution. Bis‐o‐carboranyl chrysene is thus an initial member of a new family of o‐carboranyl phenacenes exhibiting a novel architecture for highly‐efficient multi‐luminescent fluorophores.
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Published
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10.1002/ange.201805967

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ORCID:
0000-0003-0038-9477


Publisher:
Wiley
Journal:
Angewandte Chemie More from this journal
Volume:
130
Issue:
33
Pages:
10800-10805
Publication date:
2018-07-12
Acceptance date:
2018-06-28
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EISSN:
1521-3757
ISSN:
0044-8249


Language:
English
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1061165
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pubs:1061165
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2020-06-25

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