Highly Twisted Triarylamines for Photoinduced Intramolecular Charge Transfer

作者:Chudomel J Matthew; Yang Boqian; Barnes Michael D; Achermann Marc; Mague Joel T; Lahti Paul M*
来源:Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2011, 115(30): 8361-8368.
DOI:10.1021/jp203563y

摘要

9-(N,N-Dianisylamino)anthracene (9DAAA), 9-(N,N-dianisylamino)dinaphth([1,2-a:2'-1'-j]-anthracene (9DAAH), and 9,10-bis(N,N-dianisylamino)anthracene (910BAA) were synthesized as highly twisted triarylamines with potential for photoexcited internal charge transfer. Crystallography of 9DAAA shows its dianisylamino group to be twisted nearly perpendicular to its anthracene unit, similar to a report for 910BAA. The solution fluorescence spectra show strong bathochromic shifts for each of the three molecular systems with strongly decreased quantum efficiency in higher polarity solvents. Solution-phase (ensemble) time-resolved photoluminescence measurements show up to 4-fold decreases in fluorescence lifetime in acetonitrile compared to hexane. The combined results are consistent with photoinduced, transient intramolecular charge-transfer from the bis-anisylamine unit to the polycyclic aromatic unit. Computational modeling is in accord with intramolecular transfer of electron density from the bis-anisylamino unit to the anthracene, based. on in comparisons of HOMO and LUMO.

  • 出版日期2011-8-4