The influence of sigma and pi acceptors on two-photon absorption and solvatochromism of dipolar and quadrupolar unsaturated organic compounds.

Two-photon absorption cross sections delta and solvatochromic properties were determined for a series of quadrupolar and dipolar compounds by using femtosecond excitation in the spectral range between 710 and 960 nm. The compounds investigated were distyrylbenzenes and polyenes bearing appropriate pi or sigma acceptors. The delta values for the centrosymmetric compounds trans, trans- 1,4-bis[2-(2',5'-dihexyloxy)phenylethenyl]-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzene (6), trans, trans-1,4-bis[2-(4'-dibutylamino)phenylethenyl]- 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzene (2), trans, trans-1,4-bis[2-(4'dimethylamino)phenylbutadienyl]- 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzene (7), trans,-trans-1,4-bis[2-(4'-dimethylamino)phenylethenyl]2,5…

Tris(5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazolyl)benzotrithiophenes : discotic liquid crystals with enormous mesophase ranges

Diaryldistyrylpyrazines: Solvatochromic and Acidochromic Fluorophores

Diaryldimethylpyrazines are the starting materials for the synthesis of C2-symmetric donor- or acceptor-substituted distyrylpyrazines. The optical properties of these cruciform-shaped dyes are dominated by the distyrylpyrazine units; the photophysics is controlled by the styryl substitution, the diaryl substituents on the central pyrazine only having a small effect. Protonation occurs on the pyrazine and/or lateral amines or azines, thereby altering the absorption and emission properties. Hypso- and bathochromism as well as fluorescence quenching depend on the nature of the terminal substituent. This, and a significant positive solvatochromism of the fluorescence, allow optical sensing of t…

Oligo(phenylenevinylene)s with increased electron affinity: 1,3,4-oxadiazoles in the main chain

Stilbenoid chromophores and 2,5-diaryl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles are compounds with wide technical importance. Their intense fluorescence is used in szintillators and optical whiteners and their semiconducting properties makes them valuable emissive or electron conducting layers in organic light emitting diodes (OLED). The synthesis and the electronic spectra of soluble oligo(phenylenevinylene)s with 1,3,4-oxadiazoles in the main chain are presented. The Huisgen reaction of tetrazole-terminated stilbenoid compounds with aromatic acyl chlorides yields model compounds, isophthalic acid dichlorides lead to soluble polymers with well-defined conjugated segments, as can be seen in the electronic spectra…

1-Cycloundecen-3-in

Es wird ein Syntheseweg fur (E)-1-Cycloundecen-3-in (E-5) beschrieben (Schema 2). Die extrem gespannte Verbindung isomerisiert sich bei Raumtemperatur mit einer Halbwertszeit von 2.2 h (ΔG≠ = 76 kJ/mol). Durch Rotation um die CC-Doppelbindung entsteht dabei (Z)-1-Cycloundecen-3-in (Z-5), das keine geometrische Ringspannung Eg mehr besitzt.

Total Synthesis of Lavendamycin by a [2+2+2] Cycloaddition

The total synthesis of the bacterial-derived, pentacyclic, antitumor antibiotic lavendamycin has been achieved through a highly convergent strategy. The key step of this synthesis is a ruthenium-catalyzed [2+2+2] cycloaddition of an electron-deficient nitrile to an alkynyl-ynamide to prepare the carboline scaffold. The elaborate cycloaddition substrate is obtained in few steps by an N-ethynylation using alkynyliodonium salt chemistry and two palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. An efficient synthesis of a halogenated quinoline-5,8-dione building block starting from hydroquinone is presented.

5,8,13,13-Tetrachloro-13H-dibenzo[a,i]fluorene cyclohexane hemisolvate

In the crystal structure of the solvated pentacyclic title compound, C21H10Cl4·0.5C6H12, the pentacyclic chloroaromatic rings are arranged in parallel layers, with the chlorine atoms protruding from these planes. Channels orthogonal to these layers are filled with disordered cyclohexane molecules.

Tris- and tetrakis-[oligo(phenylenevinylene)]silanes: synthesis and luminescence behaviour

Abstract The connection of three or four monodisperse oligo(phenylenevinylene)s to a central silicon atom is performed via Wittig–Horner reactions. The terminal rings are substituted with alkoxy side chains. Depending on the ratio of the lengths of the rigid conjugated units and the flexible side chains, transparent films can be obtained from several of these trigonal-pyramidal or tetrahedral molecules. An intense fluorescence in the blue-green region is emitted by molecules of either shape. These compounds are interesting as active materials for electro-optical applications due to their intense fluorescence and improved film forming capability.

Synthesis of Carbolines via Microwave-Assisted Cadogan Reactions of Aryl-Nitropyridines

Thermotropic properties and molecular packing of discotic tristriazolotriazines with rigid substituents.

Tristriazolotriazines with a threefold dialkoxyaryl substitution have been prepared by Huisgen reaction of cyanuric chloride and the corresponding tetrazoles. Although these dyes show a negative or inverted solvatochromism of the UV/Vis absorption, their fluorescence is strongly positive solvatochromic. These discotic fluorophores are also emissive in their solid state and in their broad liquid-crystalline mesophase. The structural study indicates that the thermotropic properties and organization of these systems can be well tuned by the steric demand of the aryl groups. Depending on the substituents, the compounds showed either a pure crystalline phase or a highly complex helical superstru…

5,12-Diselena-3,4,13,14-tetraazatricyclo[9.3.0.02,6]tetradeca-3,13-diene

The title compound, C8H8N4Se2, crystallizes in a non-symmetrical conformation with a dihedral angle between the heterocycles of 45.0 (3)° and a nearly strain-free tetramethylene tether. The crystal studied was non-merohedrally twinned with a fractional contribution of 0.342 (3) for the minor twin component.

Second harmonic generation in SiO2 sol-gel films functionalized with Ethyl-[4-(4-nitro-phenylazo)-phenyl]-(2-oxiranylmethoxy-ethyl)-amine (ENPMA) molecules

Abstract High concentrations of Ethyl-[4-(4-nitro-phenylazo)-phenyl]-(2-oxiranylmethoxy-ethyl)-amine (ENPMA) chromophores were linked covalently to two different kinds of SiO 2 matrices prepared by the sol–gel method. The matrices differed in their reticulation level, determined by the organometallic precursor used during the synthesis. The materials were deposited as films by spin-coating. The chromophores in the films were oriented in a non-centrosymmetric way by a modified Corona poling set-up, and the nonresonant second order non-linear optical coefficient d 33 (0) of the films was determined by means of the Maker fringe technique. It was found that there is an optimum concentration of …

Practical Synthesis of Vinyl-Substitutedp-Phenylenevinylene Oligomers and Their Triethoxysilyl Derivatives

Luminescent semiconducting organic compounds are widely used as active layers in electro-optical devices. Apart from conjugated polymers, monodisperse oligomers also represent attractive materials. The synthesis of stilbenoid oligomers with polymerizable end groups is presented. Oligo(phenylenevinylene)s with terminal vinyl groups 17–19 are prepared in good yields by Horner–Emmons olefinations or by the Heck reaction of the iodo-substituted oligomers 15, 16 with compressed ethene. Triethoxysilyl groups can be linked via rigid 1,2-vinylene units to the chromophores 26–30, either in the direct reaction of 14, 24 with silanes 21, 22 or by cross-metathesis of 17–19 with the vinylsilanes 21, 22 …

2,6,10-Trichlorotris[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a:1′,5′-c:1′′,5′′-e][1,3,5]triazine

Three very similar and nearly planar molecules are present in the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C6Cl3N9. Whereas the threefold 1,5-annulation of the chlorotriazole moieties is obvious, all of the C and N atoms in the central triazine ring are equally disordered on the same site, approachingD3hsymmetry for each of the molecules.

ChemInform Abstract: Transformation of Hydroxycycloalkanones to Oxabicycloalkenes.

ChemInform Abstract: (E)-1,2-Bis(5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)ethenes.

Tristriazolotriazines with π-Conjugated Segments: Star-Shaped Fluorophors and Discotic Liquid Crystals

C3-symmetrical tristriazolotriazines substituted with phenylene rings carrying lateral flexible alkoxy side chains were prepared via condensation/ring transformation of cyanuric chloride and tetrazoles. These star-shaped, planar compounds can form broad thermotropic mesophases. Due to the extensive π-conjugation, these compounds are highly emissive and the octupolar donor-acceptor electronic structure results in non-linear optical properties like solvatochromism. Brønstedt acids provoke halochromism of the absorption and of the fluorescence.

Synthesis, Optical and Electrical Properties of Oligo(phenylenevinylene)s Substituted with Electron-Accepting Sulfonyl Groups

Oligo(phenylenevinylene)s (OPV) composed of five rings and electron donating or withdrawing sulfonyl substituents on the central and lateral rings have been investigated. Two strategies were used for the syntheses of the C2-symmetrical OPVs both include PO-activated olefinations as central steps. Six flexible side chains guarantee good solubility in toluene or dichloromethane. In solution and in films stabilised by polystyrene (60%), the chromophores are strongly fluorescent, with emissions in the violet-blue domain from solutions and in the green to orange region from solid films. The redox potentials, determined by cyclic voltammetry, and the optical properties are strongly depending on t…

Generation of hexahydroazulenes

(Z)-Cyclodec-1-en-6-yne (3) generates three conjugated hexahydroazulenes 3→1k→1c, 1l under FVP conditions, whereas flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) of cyclodecyne (2) leads to 1,2,9-decatriene (9). We attribute the different thermal behavior of 2 (ring opening) and 3 (ring closure) to different transannular interactions. Altogether 22 constitutional isomers of hexahydroazulene should exist; three new isomers (1k, 1l, and 1m) are presented here, ten were described earlier, but the reinvestigation of the dehydration route of bicyclic alcohol 11 showed that one of the ten structures has to be revised.

N,1-Bis(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide

Condensation of ethyl acetoacetate and phenetidine gives the title compound, C24H26N2O4. The planar ethoxyphenyl group attached to the pyridine ring is twisted about 77.96 (11)° out of the plane of the N-ethoxycarboxamidopyridine unit. The carboxamide unit forms a dihedral angle of about 28.1 (2)° with the pyridine ring.

The head-to-head photodimer of indeno-indene.

Irradiation of 1-(1-benzocyclobutenylidene)benzocyclobutene gives indenoindene and its head-to-head photodimer nonacyclo[9.7.7.72,10.01,11.02,10.03,8.012,17.019,24.026,31]dotriaconta-3,5,7,12,14,16,19,21,23,26,28,30-dodecaene, C32H24. The molecule is built from four essentially planar indane units attached to an elongated cyclobutane ring. In the crystal, C—H...π interactions connect molecules into layers parallel to the bc plane.

cis-Bromierung von Alkinen ohne kationische Zwischenstufen

Time-resolved photoisomerization of 1,1′-di-tert-butylstilbene and 1,1′-dicyanostilbene

Abstract Photoisomerization of 1,1′-di-tert-butylstilbene ( 3 ) and 1,1′-dicyanostilbene ( 4 ) is monitored with stationary and broadband transient absorption spectroscopy. The electron affinity of the substituents correlates with the shift of the absorption band. The weak extinction of 3 complicates data interpretation, but comparison with earlier measured 1,1′-dimethylstilbene ( 1 ) and 1,1′-diethylstilbene ( 2 ) helps to assign transient spectra and relaxation paths. For 3 a long-lived perpendicular state P is observed with lifetime τ P  = 134 ps in acetonitrile. For 4 τ P  = 2.1 ps in acetonitrile and 27 ps in n-hexane, the difference indicating a substantial dipole moment (∼3D) of the …

Synthesis, Thermal, and Optical Properties of Tris(5‐aryl‐1,3,4‐oxadiazol‐2‐yl)‐1,3,5‐triazines, New Star‐Shaped Fluorescent Discotic Liquid Crystals

Abstract The synthesis of tris(aryloxadiazolyl)triazines (TOTs), C 3‐symmetrical star‐shaped mesogenes with a 1,3,5‐triazine center, 5‐phenyl‐1,3,4‐oxadiazole arms, and various peripheral alkoxy side chains is reported. Threefold Huisgen reaction on a central triazine tricarboxylic acid and suitable aryltetrazoles yields the title compounds. Selected analogues with a benzene center are included in this study and allow for an evaluation of the impact of the central unit on the physical properties. Thermal (differential scanning calorimetry, DSC; polarization optical microscopy, POM), optical (UV/Vis, fluorescence), electric (time of flight, TOF), and structural (single crystal; wide‐angle X‐…

Localized excitation effect on dipole moments of oligophenylenevinylenes in their excited Franck–Condon state

Abstract The results from electrooptical absorption measurements (EOAM) on the ground and excited Franck–Condon state dipole moments of oligophenylenevinylenes in 1,4-dioxane and cyclohexane are presented. The dipole moments of quadrupolar dyes in the ground state are not equal zero. This means that one of the functional end groups of these molecules is not on the axis or on the plane with the central part of the molecule. Such a conclusion is confirmed by the quantum-chemical and semi-empirical recalculations. Owing to disorder in the ground-state geometry of the dyes the π–π conjugated system is located on mostly the plane part of the molecule and in the main this part absorbs the light. …

[2,5-Bis(dipropylamino)-4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]methanol

The centrosymmetric title compound, C22H36N2O2, was prepared in five steps from diethyl succinate. The dipropylamino groups are almost orthogonal to the central phenylenedimethanol ring [dihedral angle = 87.62 (9)°]. In the crystal, the molecules are connected by O—H...N hydrogen bonds, forming (101) layers separated by the propyl chains.

Synthesis of a Naphtho-pyrido-Annulated Iodonium Salt and Pd-Catalyzed Transformation to 7H-Naphtho[1,8-bc][1,5]naphthyridine

Nitropyridylnaphthalene is the central intermediate for the synthesis of naphthonaphthyridine and benzo-δ-carboline. Whereas the Cadogan reaction gives the carboline, transformation of the nitro group to iodo followed by oxidation and cyclization results in an iodonium salt. A twofold Pd-catalyzed amination leads to the naphthyridine.

Synthesis and Electronic Spectra of Substitutedp-Distyrylbenzenes for the Use in Light-Emitting Diodes

The influence of substitution on the absorption and Luminescence spectra of oligo(phenylenevinylene)s has been studied using distyrylbenzene (DSB) as a model compound. The degree, character, and pattern of substitution was varied systematically, altering the electronic properties of the DSB, the wavelength of the emitted light could be tuned over a range of 100 nm. The syntheses of 6b—h were performed by twofold Wittig Horner-olefinations of bisphoshonates 1a, b with substituted benzaldehydes 2a—i, 6ivia Heck-reaction of the dibromosulfonylbenzene 3, 6k by Siegrist-reaction of 4 with N-phenylbenzaldimine and the Knoevenagel-reaction of benzyl cyanide with 5 led to 6l.

Linear and Angular Distyrylpyrazines with Terminal Donor Groups: Synthesis, Solvatochromism, and Acidochromism of the Electronic Spectra

A series of linear and angular distyrylpyrazines and lateral donor groups has been prepared by aldol condensation between dimethylpyrazines and the appropriate aromatic aldehyde. The optical absorption and emission properties of these systems were studied in different solvents and media. The materials display a strong solvatochromism of the emission that is reflected by large red shifts of their fluorescence emission maxima on increasing the solvent polarity. This behaviour suggests a highly polar emitting state, which is characteristic of compounds that undergo an internal charge transfer upon excitation. Upon protonation, the UV-vis spectra are altered, and the fluorescence intensity of t…

Oligophenylenevinylenes in Spatially Confined Nanochannels: Monitoring Intermolecular Interactions by UV/Vis and Raman Spectroscopy

Perhydrotriphenylene-based channel-forming inclusion compounds (ICs) and thin films made of polyphenylenevinylene (PPV)-type oligomers with terminal alkoxy groups are investigated and compared in a combined experimental and theoretical approach. Interchromophore interactions and host-guest interactions are elucidated by UV/Vis and Raman spectroscopy. The impact of the local environment of the chromophore on the optical and photophysical properties is discussed in light of quantum-chemical calculations. In stark contrast to thin films where preferential side-by-side orientation leads to quenching of photoluminescence (PL) via non-emissive traps, the ICs are found to be attractive materials f…

Soluble oligo(phenylenevinylene)s with electron withdrawing substituents for the use in light emitting diodes

Poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV) and its derivatives are one of the most widely used classes of phosphors in light emitting diodes. Central problems are the imbalanced charge carrier injection and transport properties due to the high lying conduction band. A series of good soluble oligo(phenylenevinylene)s (OPV) with five benzene rings and a variety of electron withdrawing and accepting substituents have been prepared and may serve as model compounds for PPV with increased electron affinity. The central ring of the OPVs is substituted with two octyloxy groups to ensure good solubility and the lateral styrene units carry further chromophoric groups of different electronic character. The synth…

Stilbenoid phosphors with increased electron affinity: sulfones as electron accepting groups

Stilbenoid compounds are one of the preferred classes of luminescent materials for the use in light emitting diodes (LEDs). A problem connected with the use of poly(phenylenevinylene) (PPV) in LEDs is the unbalanced charge carrier transport, electron injection from aluminium and electron transport properties are only poor. The substitution with electron accepting groups like nitriles is a suitable way to lower the LUMO level of the chromophore. The electron withdrawing strength of sulfones is comparable to cyanides and the second binding site is useful to attach solubilising side chains. A two-step synthesis of model compounds and polymers from ethene and sulfonyl dibromobenzene and bromo a…

Herstellung von 1,5‐Cyclooctadiin und 1,3,5,7‐Cyclooctatetraen aus 1,5‐Cyclooctadien

Preparation of 1,5-Cyclooctadiyne and 1,3,5,7-Cyclooctatetraene from 1,5-Cyclooctadiene Bromination of 1,5-cyclooctadiene (1) and stepwise dehydro-bromination first with KOtBu and then with KOtBu/18-crown-6 yields 1,5-cyclooctadiyne (5). A prolonged interaction of the base causes a complete transformation to cyclooc-tatetraene (6). Diyne 5 and even more the intermediate enyne 4 are highly reactive dienophiles. The cycloadducts 10–14 formed with 1,3-cyclohexadiene, carbon disulfide, and tetraphenylcyclopentadienone were isolated and characterized. Treatment of 5 with titanium tetrachloride induces a vigorous polymerization.

ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis, Luminescence, and Condensation of Oligo(phenylenevinylene)s with Alkoxysilane End Groups

The Synthesis, Condensation, and Luminescence of Stilbenoid Oligomers with Alkoxysilane End Groups

ABSTRACTA synthetic route to highly luminescent organic semiconductors with curable alkoxysilyl groups is described. Monodisperse oligo(phenylenevinylene)s are rigidly connected to di- and triethoxysilanes via Heck reactions or via cross-metathesis. Hydrolysis of the silicic esters yields silanols condensing to linear and cyclic oligo-OPV-siloxanes or to three-dimensional networks, thus allowing the transformation of small molecules to fluorescent materials with well-defined chromophores. Transparent films are obtained by casting of soluble cyclosiloxanes and from OPV-silanetriols, the latter can be cured to insoluble networks.

Solvatochromy and symmetry breaking in two quadrupolar oligophenylenevinylenes

Electrooptical absorption measurements (EOAM), solvatochromic dependences and quantum chemical simulations testify to large dipole moments change of two quadrupolar oligophenylenevinylenes upon transition to Franck-Condon excited state μeFC. The values of the dipole moments μg and μeFC are in the range [(4.2 - 4.9)1030] C m and (30.8 - 47.0)1030C m, respectively. The relations of dipole moments in the ground and excited states determined by EOAM correlate well with results obtained via the solvatochromic method. Calculations carried out by density functional theory (DFT) show that optimized configuration of the ground state of these molecules is not planar. The results from all methods appl…

Specific orientation of dipole moments in azocrown cetocyanine dyes determined by electrooptical absorption measurements (EOAM)

Abstract From electrooptical absorption measurements (EOAM) follows that the dipole moments of azacrown ketocyanine dyes 2,5-di{(E)-1-[4-(4,7,10,13-tetraoxa-1-azacyclopentadecyl)phenyl]methylidene}-1-cyclopentanone (Compound 1) and (E)-1-(2-hydroxy-4methoxyphenyl)-3-[4-(4,7,10,13-tetraoxa-1-azacyclopentadecyl)phenyl]-2-propen-1-one (Compound 2) in the equilibrium ground state μg and the change of dipole moments upon transition to the excited Franck–Condon state Δaμ are large. This alteration causes a significant long-wavelength shift of the absorption and emission spectra, as well as large fluorescence Stokes shift with increasing polarity of the solvent. From the DFT calculations follows t…

Tristriazolotriazines: Luminescent Discotic Liquid Crystals

Light-Induced Alkylation of (Hetero)aromatic Nitriles in a Transition-Metal-Free C–C-Bond Metathesis

A light-induced C–C-σ-bond metathesis was achieved through transition-metal-free activation of an unstrained C(sp3)–C(sp3)-σ-bond in 1-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines. A photoredox-mediated single-electron oxidation of these precursor amines yield radical cations which undergo a homolytic cleavage of a C(sp3)–C(sp3)-σ-bond rather than the well-known α-C–H-scission. The resulting carbon-centered radicals are used in the ipso-substitution of (hetero)aromatic nitriles proceeding through another single-electron transfer-mediated C–C-bond cleavage and formation.

Arylethynyl-Substituted Tristriazolotriazines: Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Thermotropic Behavior

The synthesis of C3-symmetrical tristriazolotriazines with conjugated arms and lateral alkoxy side chains was performed by a threefold condensation of cyanuric chloride with tetrazoles. Conjugated π segments include phenyl, tolane, and its phenylethynyl-elongated homologue. Disclike and a dendritic molecule have been obtained, and two compounds with a 3,4,5-tris(octyloxy) substitution form broad thermotropic mesophases. The linear optical properties, solvatochromism of the fluorescence, acidochromism, and the two-photon absorption efficiency of selected compounds are reported.

Time-Resolved Photochemistry of Stiffened Stilbenes

Broadband transient absorption spectroscopy is used to study the photoisomerization of stiffened stilbenes in solution, specifically E/ Z mixtures of bis(benzocyclobutylidene) (t4, c4) and ( E)-1-(2,2-dimethyltetralinylidene)-2-2-dimethyltetraline (t6). Upon excitation to S

Diethyl [(2,5-diiodo-4-methylphenyl)methyl]phosphonate

The title compound, C12H17I2O3P, was prepared in three steps from p-xylene. Heterodimers between nearly identical molecules are connected via three hydrogen bonds from benzylic and ester methylene groups to phosphonate. The dimers form chains along the a-axis direction, stabilized by C—H...O bridges.

ChemInform Abstract: Functionalization of 2-(1-Naphthyl)-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole with Alkoxysilanes.

Oligo(phenylenevinylene)s with reactive side chains: amine- and amide-bound alkoxysilanes

Strongly luminescent oligo(phenylenevinylene) chromophores with monodisperse chain lengths are connected via short spacers containing a secondary amine or amide with di- and tri-ethoxysilane groups. The alkoxysilanes can be hydrolysed and condensed to cyclic and linear oligomers with high film forming capability and are also interesting functional units for hybrid materials for electro-optical applications. The luminescence properties in the solid state are influenced by hydrogen bonding of the amides resulting in strong hypsochromic shifts. The synthesis of the title compounds, their oligomerisation and the electronic spectra in the solution and solid state are presented.

Methyl 3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-1,8-dioxo-4,5,7,9-tetrahydro-2H-xanthene-9-carboxylate

The title molecule, C19H24O5, is built by annulation of a half-chair cyclohexenone and a twist-cyclohexenone to a flat 4-H-pyrane boat. In the crystal, molecules are connected via van der Waals interactions and C—H...O hydrogen bonds.

ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of a Naphtho-pyrido-Annulated Iodonium Salt and Pd-Catalyzed Transformation to 7H-Naphtho[1,8-bc][1,5]naphthyridine.

Nitropyridylnaphthalene is the central intermediate for the synthesis of naphthonaphthyridine and benzo-δ-carboline. Whereas the Cadogan reaction gives the carboline, transformation of the nitro group to iodo followed by oxidation and cyclization results in an iodonium salt. A twofold Pd-catalyzed amination leads to the naphthyridine.

ChemInform Abstract: Diaryldistyrylpyrazines: Solvatochromic and Acidochromic Fluorophores.

Diaryldimethylpyrazines are the starting materials for the synthesis of C2-symmetric donor- or acceptor-substituted distyrylpyrazines. The optical properties of these cruciform-shaped dyes are dominated by the distyrylpyrazine units; the photophysics is controlled by the styryl substitution, the diaryl substituents on the central pyrazine only having a small effect. Protonation occurs on the pyrazine and/or lateral amines or azines, thereby altering the absorption and emission properties. Hypso- and bathochromism as well as fluorescence quenching depend on the nature of the terminal substituent. This, and a significant positive solvatochromism of the fluorescence, allow optical sensing of t…

Structural symmetry breaking in octupolar tetrastyrylpyrazines and their dipole moments in equilibrium ground and Franck-Condon excited state

Abstract From electrooptical absorption measurements (EOAM) follows that the dipole moment of octupolar tetrastyrylpyrazines in the equilibrium ground state is large and that the change of dipole moments upon transition to the excited Franck–Condon state is significant. Obtained results unambiguously testify to structural symmetry breaking in the studied octupolar tetrastyrylpyrazines. Molecular mechanics and semi-empirical calculations evidence that tetrastyrylpyrazines have non-planar configurations. The non-planar geometry of the molecules causes large μg values and significant change of dipole moment Δaμ after excitation. Due to large μg and Δaμ values the maxima of the first absorption…

Tetrakis(oxadiazolylphenyl)pyrazines: New St. Andrew's Cross-Shaped Liquid Crystals.

π-Conjugated molecules with the shape of St. Andrew's cross have been synthesized via fourfold Huisgen reaction. Four 2,5-diaryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol arms are attached to a central pyrazine nucleus. These fluorescent stars, when decorated with a rim of eight alkoxy side chains are discotic liquid crystals. Depending on the substitution pattern, the width of the liquid phase varies within a broad range of 25 °C to 250 °C. In their liquid crystalline phase, the molecules assemble in a typical hexagonal columnar supramolecular arrangement.

Alkoxysilyl substituted oligo(phenylenevinylene)s: chromophores with reactive side chains

The synthesis and properties of highly luminescent oligo(phenylenevinylene)s (OPV) with curable alkoxysilyl groups are described. Two diethoxymethylsilane moieties are connected directly or through flexible spacers to monodisperse alkoxy-substituted OPVs via hydrosilylation of alkinyl and allyloxy groups, Heck reaction with silylstyrene or condensation of aldehydes with aminopropyl silanes. Hydrolysis of the alkoxysilanes yields silanols condensing to curable three-dimensional networks, thus allowing the transformation of small molecules to transparent and fluorescent films with well-defined chromophores.

Isomerisation of Liquid-Crystalline Tristriazolotriazines

Star-shaped discotic liquid crystals with columnar superstructures constitute a highly interesting class of organic materials. Phenyl-substituted tris[1,2,4]triazolo-[1,3,5]triazine, prepared by a Huisgen reaction of phenyltetrazole and cyanuric chloride, represents an excellent core for discotic liquid crystals (DLCs). The thermal stability is not perfect, at temperatures above the clearing point, a successive threefold isomerization leads to a highly planar, C

Tetrahedra from Aryleneethenylenes – From small Molecules to Luminescent Glasses

AbstractThe fourfold Horner olefination of tetraphenylmethane or –silane with fourp-methyl- phosphonate groups and a variety of aromatic aldehydes with donor groups or extended conjugated systems results in the formation of tetrahedra from four chromophores connected via a central atom. Electronic spectra in solution reveal an electronic interaction between the π-systems. In the solid state, the emission of compounds with a dense packing is nearly identical to the solution spectra, more open structures show significant red shifts. The emission of scaffolds with 1-styrylpyrene chromophores is nearly completely quenched. Most of these tetrahedra are thermally stable up to 420°C. Depending on …

Thermal Rearrangements of Perchlorohexatrienes-Structures and Experimental and Theoretical Evaluation of Pathways to Isomerization and Cyclization

We have prepared trans- (1) and cis-octachloro-1,3,5-hexatriene (2) by known routes and studied their thermal behavior experimentally and theoretically by ab initio calculations. The three double bonds in 1 and 2 are completely decoupled due to steric hindrance by the eight Cls, as indicated by calculations as well as the single-crystal X-ray structure of 1. The cis isomer 2 can be isomerized to the trans isomer 1 by heating it to 220–250 °C either neat or dissolved in high-boiling solvents, leading to a roughly 2:1 mixture of trans and cis isomers. Calculations at several different levels of theory predict 1 and 2 to be isoenergetic within 2 kJ mol–1. Unimolecular cis/trans isomerization i…

rac-11-Selena-12,13-diazabicyclo[10.3.0]pentadeca-10a(13a),12-dien-1-ol

The title compound, C12H20N2OSe, crystallizes in strands of enantiomeric molecules connected via O—H...N hydrogen bonds. There are only slight deviations from an ideal gauche conformation in the decamethylene chain, indicating just a little strain.

Triarylamines connected via phenylenevinylene segments

Abstract The influences of the conjugation length and of side chains with various electronic character on the electro-optical properties of oligo(phenylenevinylene)s end-capped with diphenylamino groups are investigated. Horner-Olefinations were used for the synthesis of chromophores with 3–7 rings in the conjugated system, additionally, Pd-catalysed amination of bromo-OPVs is a useful route to introduce the end groups. Compared with the “electronically neutral” alkyl side chains, electron donating ethers and, more pronounced, electron withdrawing sulfonyl side chains shift the absorption and emission spectra to longer wavelengths. The elongation of the π-system from 3 to 5 and 7 rings has …

rac-(E,trans)-4-Bromo-10,10-dimethyl-9,11-dioxabicyclo[6.3.0]undec-4-ene

In the title compound, a cyclooctene ring in a twist-boat conformation and a dioxolane ring with a distorted envelope conformation are annulated in a trans configuration. Alternating strands of single enantiomers build up the crystal. Within the strands, the molecules are connected by weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds.

rac-12-Selena-13,14-diazatricyclo[9.3.0.02,4]tetradeca-11,13-diene

The centrosymmetric crystal structure of the title compound, C11H16N2Se, is built up from alternating strands of (R,R)- and (S,S)-enantiomers. These strands, which propagate along the c-axis direction, are composed of homochiral molecules related to each other by twofold screw axes. The shape of the molecule is an almost planar unit around the selenadiazole ring with a hexamethylene chain as an arched handle.

Oligo(phenylenevinylene)s end-capped with phenothiazine or triphenylamine

AbstractMonodisperse oligo(phenylenevinylene)s end-capped with arylamines have been prepared via Horner Olefinations from bisphosphonates and arylaminobenzaldehydes. The influences of the conjugation length, different arylamine end groups, and of side chains with various electronic character on the electrical and optical properties of the chromophores are investigated. The elongation of the π-conjugated segment from 3 to 5 rings gives rise to bathochromic shifts of the electronic spectra and a slight increase of the oxidation potential. The same but more pronounced is true when the central electron donating ethers are replaced by the strong acceptor alkylsulfone. The electronic spectra of c…

Acidochromism of the luminescence of bis(4-pyridylethenyl)arenes

Abstract A series of C 2 -symmetrical bis[( E )-2-(4-pyridyl)ethenyl]arenes has been synthesised via two-fold PO-activated olefinations. 1,4-Benzene, 1,4-naphthalene, 9,10-anthracene and 2,2′-diphenyl were used as central units. These fluorescent compounds were freely soluble in common solvents. The absorption and the emission were sensitive towards solvent polarity and acid, in solution as well as in the solid state. Depending on the concentration of acid, protonation of the ground state and/or the excited state caused reductions of the fluorescence efficiencies, accompanied by bathochromic shifts of the absorption and the emission spectra of some chromophores. The title compounds, except …

Isomerization of perchlorohexatriene in three consecutive rearrangements to perchloro-2-vinylbutadiene

Perchlorohexatriene isomerizes in three subsequent rearrangements to perchloro-2-vinylbutadiene. A radical-induced Z-E-equilibration of linear perchlorohexatrienes is followed by cyclization to a methylenecyclopentene. Under flash-vacuum pyrolysis conditions, a ring contraction to 1,2-dimethylenecyclobutane occurs. In the condensed phase, a radical-induced ring opening generates the branched perchloro-vinylbutadiene. All compounds are converted to hexachlorobenzene, but only at very high temperatures.

Star-Shaped Conjugated Systems

The present review deals with the preparation and the properties of star-shaped conjugated compounds. Three, four or six conjugated arms are attached to cross-conjugated cores, which consist of single atoms (B, C+, N), benzene or azine rings or polycyclic ring systems, as for example triphenylene or tristriazolotriazine. Many of these shape-persistent [n]star compounds tend to π-stacking and self-organization, and exhibit interesting properties in materials science: Linear and non-linear optics, electrical conductivity, electroluminescence, formation of liquid crystalline phases, etc.

Bis(pyridylvinyl)diaminobenzenes: synthesis, acidochromism and solvatochromism of the fluorescence

Abstract C2-symmetrical 1,4-distyrylbenzenes with 4-dimethylaminobenzene or pyridine as terminal rings, and propyloxy or dipropylamino groups in the central 2,5-positions were prepared. Solvatochromism of the absorption is small, but more pronounced in the fluorescence spectra. Some compounds exhibit huge Stokes shifts. Acid strongly alters the fluorescence: red shifts and decreasing quantum yields is the general result, but depending on the position and character of the basic sites, a strong recovery of fluorescence efficiency combined with large hypsochromic shifts may result in highly acidic solutions.

Alkoxysilylation of π-systems with extended conjugation—reactive chromophores for organic–inorganic hybrid materials

Luminescent stilbenoid chromophores with diethoxysilane end groups are prepared via Heck reactions. Diethoxysilane-substituted styrenes are used as vinylic components, thus allowing the combined connection of the chromophore to the silane moiety with an extension of the π-system. 1,4-Distyrylbenzenes with a terminal bromine are used as coupling partners. The electrical and optical properties the four-ring OPVs are tuned via substitution with donating alkoxy side chains and electron withdrawing cyanide and a naphthyl-1,2,3-oxadiazole moiety. Hydrolysis yields film forming and luminescent cyclosiloxanes.

The Medium-Depending Fluorescence of Quadrupolar Donor-Acceptor-Donor Substituted Distyrylbenzenes with High Two-Photon Absorption Cross-Sections

ABSTRACT1,4-Distyrylbenzenes with terminal dialkylamino groups and a central 2,5-disubstitution with electron-accepting groups were prepared via twofold Horner-olefination. These chromophores with a quadrupolar donor-acceptor-donor substitution and C2-symmetry absorb in the violet to green region of the visible spectrum exhibit large two-photon-absorption cross-sections when irrdiated in the NIR. Whereas a variation of the solvent polarity only slightly alters the absorption spectra, the fluorescence appears to be highly responsive. Besides a positive solvatochromism, the emission is very sensitive towards protonation. Quenching or appearance of new emitting species depends on the substitut…

Tristriazolotriazines with Azobenzene Arms ‐ Acidochromic Dyes and Discotic Liquid Crystals

cis-bromination of alkynes without cationic intermediates

2,5-Bis[(E)-2-phenylethenyl]-3,6-bis(pyridin-2-yl)pyrazine

The molecule of the title compound, C30H22N4, exhibits inversion symmetry adopting the shape of a St Andrew's Cross. It shows dihedral angles between adjacent aryl units of around 50° whereas torsion angles of ca 10° are found along the arylene vinylene path.

The synthesis and condensation of oligo(phenylenevinylene)s with alkoxysilyl end groups

Monodisperse alkoxylated oligo(phenylenevinylene)s with 3, 4, or 5 benzene rings were connected to reactive di- and triethoxysilanes, either directly or via flexible spacers. Aminopropylsilanes were condensed with stilbenoid aldehydes and subsequently reduced to amines, for the direct, rigid connection, the Heck reaction and also cross-metathesis with vinyl silanes proved to be successful routes. Hydrolysis of the ethoxysilanes leads to polymerisable cyclosiloxanes or curable three-dimensional networks with pendent chromophores.

ChemInform Abstract: Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of 1,3-Disubstituted β-Carbolines from α-(Alkylideneamino)nitriles and Gramine.

The title reaction produces indole derivatives of type (V) whose cyclization leads to formation of the desired alkaloid skeletons.

Connecting Curable Siloxanes to Luminescent Organic Semiconductors - Monomers for Functional Hybrid Materials

ABSTRACTLuminescent stilbenoid chromophores with two alkoxysilane end groups are prepared via hydrosilylation or condensation / reduction of substituted 5-ring OPVs with hydro- and aminopropylsilanes. Chromophore and curable units are connected via flexible spacers. To obtain compounds with a rigid connection between silane and π-system, iodo- or bromo-OPVs were coupled to alkoxysilanes carrying vinyl- or p-vinylphenyl moieties under Heck conditions. This approach allowed a combined connection of the chromophore to the silane moiety with an extension of the π-system. Hydrolysis of the alkoxysilanes yields silanols condensing to curable three-dimensional networks, thus allowing the transform…

[2+2+2] Cycloadditions of Alkynylynamides - A Total Synthesis of Perlolyrine and the First Total Synthesis of “Isoperlolyrine”

The total syntheses of the carboline alkaloids perlolyrine and "isoperlolyrine" are reported. Key-steps of the syntheses are Negishi coupling reactions on alkynylynamides and their metal-catalyzed [2+2+2] cycloadditions with nitriles to form the β- and γ-carboline cores. The choice of the catalyst strongly affects the β/γ ratio. Spectroscopic features of the γ-isomer are distinctly different from those of the naturally occurring isoperlolyrine.

Synthese substituierter 1,4-Divinylbenzole durch doppelte Heck-Reaktion mit Ethen unter Druck

Substituted 1,4-divinylbenzenes 3a–i were synthesized by twofold Heck coupling from the corresponding 1,4-dibromo) (electron withdrawing substituents) or 1,4-di-iododialkoxybenzenes 1a–i and ethene. Oligomerizations could be suppressed by increasing the pressure of ethene to 30 bar, simultaneously improving the yields of the title compounds.

Synthesis, Structure and Solvatochromism of the Emission of Cyano-Substituted Oligo(phenylenevinylene)s

Strongly luminescent and highly soluble oligo(phenylenevinylene)s with five benzene rings and cyano groups in different positions of the terminal styrene units were prepared by means of Horner and Knoevenagel reactions. The substitution pattern − cyanide moieties on the vinyl or on the aromatic regions, together with the effect of auxochromic groups − has distinct influences on the electronic spectra, particularly on the fluorescence. Polar solvents induce red shifts and strongly reduce the fluorescence intensity of the vinyl-substituted oligomers. Cyano substitution increases the electron affinity of the oligomers; this effect is more pronounced for molecules with vinyl cyanides and can be…

Proton-Induced Multiple Changes of the Absorption and Fluorescence Spectra of Amino-Aza-Oligo(Phenylenevinylene)s

Fluorescent dyes with a high sensitivity of their optical spectra towards changes of the environment were prepared via aldol condensation or Horner olefinations. The main chromophore is a quadrupolar N-substituted 1,4-distyrylbenzene which allows protonation and complexation at various positions resulting in a series of different and significant changes of the optical spectra. The sensitivity of the absorption and emission spectra on solvent polarity, acid, and cations is reported.

3,5-Dialkoxy Substituted Triphenyl-tristriazolotriazines: Fluorescent Discotic Liquid Crystals

Tristriazolotriazines with a threefold 3,5-dialkoxyphenyl substitution were prepared from the corresponding phenyltetrazoles and cyanuric chloride. These star-shaped compounds are discotic liquid crystals that form broad and stable thermotropic mesophases. The thermal behaviour was studied by DSC and polarizing optical microscopy. An increasing length of the side chains reduces the phase transition temperatures, this effect is more pronounced for the crystalline to mesophase transition than for the clearing temperature. XRD on an oriented sample revealed a hexagonal columnar structure for the mesophase. All TTTs emit a strong fluorescence in the UV-violet region.

rac-1,1,1,6,6,6-Hexachlorohex-3-yne-2,5-diol hemihydrate

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C6H4Cl6O2·0.5H2O, contains one molecule of 1,1,1,6,6,6-hexachlorohex-3-yne-2,5-diol and half a water molecule located on a twofold rotation axis. In the crystal, pairs of hexachlorohexynediol molecules form centrosymmetric dimers connectedviapairwise O—H...O hydrogen bonds. These dimers are connected by water molecules, resulting in layers parallel to theabplane.

ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Substituted 1,4-Divinylbenzenes by Heck Reactions with Compressed Ethene.

The rel-R,R-enantiomer of 7-[7-hydroxybicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1(6),2,4-trien-7-yl]bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1(6),2,4-trien-7-ol

A single crystal of the rel-R,R-enantiomer of the title compound, C16H14O2, was analyzed. The molecular structure is characterized by nearly planar cyclobutene rings and a torsion angle of the diol unit of 68.3 (2)°. Strands parallel to the b axis are built from diols connected via hydrogen bonds.

5,10-Dihydroindeno[2,1-a]indene

The title compound, C16H12, crystallizes with four half molecules in the asymmetric unit, each of which is located on a crystallographic centre of inversion. The molecules are essentially planar. The crystal studied was a non-merohedral twin.

ChemInform Abstract: Anti-Bredt Enol Ethers by Transannular Cyclization of Cycloalkynols.

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