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Synthesis, two-photon absorption and AIE properties of multibranched thiophene-based triphenylamine derivatives with triazine core

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Two new multibranched thiophene-based triarylamine derivatives with 1,3,5-triazine core are synthesized and characterized. Their one- and two-photon absorption properties and aggregation-induced emission effect have been investigated. Both the STAPA-based compounds are AIE active. The two-photon absorption (2PA) cross sections measured by the open aperture Z-scan technique are determined to be 620 and 1610 GM for STAPA-a and STAPA-b in chloroform, respectively, which dramatically increase with the introduction of alkyl chains. The relationship between their structures and properties on one- and two-photon absorption and aggregation-induced emission is discussed, which allows us to examine the effect of introducing alkyl chains. In addition, solvent effects also show a significant influence on the 2PA cross section. The two compounds with excellent AIE and 2PA properties provide attractive alternatives for the biophotonic materials.

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    YuTing Gao, Hao Zhang, Tao Jiang, Ji Yang & JianLi Hua

  2. Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China

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  3. Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China

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Gao, Y., Zhang, H., Jiang, T. et al. Synthesis, two-photon absorption and AIE properties of multibranched thiophene-based triphenylamine derivatives with triazine core. Sci. China Chem. 56, 1204–1212 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-013-4924-7

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