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A new series of two-photon polymerization initiators: Synthesis and nonlinear optical properties

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Four photopolymerization initiators with D-π-D (D, donor; π, conjugation system) structure have been synthesized by solvent-free reaction and characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy, IR and elemental analysis. The one-photon and two-photon excited fluorescence have been investigated in different solvents. Experimental results of the one-photon and two-photon absorption cross sections show different trends in OPA and TPA ability with different substitution groups in donor units.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Anhui University and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry of Anhui Province, Hefei, 230039, China

    XiaoPing Gan, HongPing Zhou, PengFei Shi, Peng Wang, JieYing Wu, YuPeng Tian & JiaXiang Yang

  2. Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Anhui Agriculture University, Hefei, 230036, China

    XiaoPing Gan

  3. State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China

    YuPeng Tian, GuiBao Xu, YuFang Zhou & MinHua Jiang

  4. State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50532030, 50703001 & 20771001), the National Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (Grant No. 070414188), Doctoral Program Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China, Education Committee of Anhui Province (Grant No. 2006KJ032A & KJ2009A52), Team for Scientific Innovation Foundation of Anhui Province (Grant No. 2006KJ007TD), Young Teacher Foundation of Institution of High Education of Anhui Province (Grant No. 2007jq1019), Ministry of Education and Person with Ability Foundation of Anhui University

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Gan, X., Zhou, H., Shi, P. et al. A new series of two-photon polymerization initiators: Synthesis and nonlinear optical properties. Sci. China Ser. B-Chem. 52, 2180–2185 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-009-0276-8

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