New cyano-substituted organic dyes containing different electrophilic groups: Aggregation-induced emission and large two-photon absorption cross section

  • Haitao Zhou
  • , Wei Huang
  • , Li Ding
  • , Shengyun Cai
  • , Xin Li
  • , Bo Li
  • , Jianhua Su*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Three aggregation-induced emission active dyes (3a-c) were synthesized and their one- and twophoton absorption properties have been investigated. They were all found to be weakly fluorescent in THF solution, while they exhibited dramatic fluorescence enhancement in water/THF mixtures. The solid fluorescence of 3a-c was recorded and their fluorescence quantum efficiency (φf) values were determined to be 8.0%, 8.1%, and 16.4%, respectively. Moreover, the two-photon absorption (2PA) crosssections (σ) of 3a-c were measured and 3a showed the highest value of 702 GM The excellent aggregation-induced emission and 2PA properties provide a promising alternative for biophotonic materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7050-7056
Number of pages7
JournalTetrahedron
Volume70
Issue number39
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Sep 2014

Keywords

  • Aggregation-induced emission
  • Cross section
  • Solid fluorescence
  • Two photon absorption

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