Abstract
Three D-π-A type pyridinium salts based on dipicolinate were synthesized. Compared to the corresponding neutral chromophores, enhanced two-photon absorption activity and water solubility were obtained. When measured by the Z-scan technique at 800 nm, the three molecules display considerably high values of two-photon absorption cross-section. The two-photon absorption cross-section values were found to be in the range 2421-25,318 GM. In addition, the three molecules exhibit pronounced negative solvatochromism and possess absorption spectral sensitivities to pH and to changes in the water content of tetrahydrofuran.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1051-1055 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Dyes and Pigments |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Dipicolinate
- Pyridinium salt
- Solvatochromism
- Two-photon absorption
- Water-soluble
- Z-scan technique