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Two novel terpyridine-based chromophores with donor-acceptor structural model containing modified triphenylamine moiety: Synthesis, crystal structures and two-photon absorption properties

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Two novel terpyridine-based chromophores with D-A (D = donor, A = acceptor) structural model containing modified triphenylamine moiety (L 1 and L 2) have been conveniently synthesized via formylation and reduction in satisfactory yields, and fully characterized. The single crystals of them were obtained and determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The relationships between structure and photophysical properties of the two chromophores were investigated both experimentally and theoretically. The measured maximum TPA cross-sections per molecular weight (δ max/MW) of the chromophores are 0.63 GM/(g mol) (L 1) and 0.72 GM/(g mol) (L 2), respectively, in DMF as a high polar solvent. The results indicate that the value of δ max/MW could be well tuned by the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT), which could be realized by introducing additional electron-donor/acceptor groups.

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    Jie Liu, Qiong Zhang, Jun Zhang, JingYun Tan, JieYing Wu, ShengLi Li, HongPing Zhou, JiaXiang Yang & YuPeng Tian

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    HongJuan Ding & ChuanKui Wang

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Liu, J., Zhang, Q., Ding, H. et al. Two novel terpyridine-based chromophores with donor-acceptor structural model containing modified triphenylamine moiety: Synthesis, crystal structures and two-photon absorption properties. Sci. China Chem. 56, 1315–1324 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-013-4940-7

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