3 research outputs found
Substitution of a Fluorine Atom in Perfluorobenzonitrile by a Lithiated Nitronyl Nitroxide
A 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-4,5-dihydro-1<i>H</i>-imidazole-3-oxide-1-oxyl
(<b>1</b>) lithium derivative was found to react with perfluorobenzonitrile
(<b>2</b>) substituting its <i>para</i>-fluorine atom
to form 2-(4-cyanotetrafluorophenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-4,5-dihydro-1<i>H</i>-imidazol-3-oxide-1-oxyl (<b>3</b>), a new nitronyl
nitroxide containing a multifunctional framework of strong electron-withdrawing
nature. This result shows the possibility of obtaining multifunctional
nitronyl nitroxides via the interaction of paramagnetic lithium derivatives
as C-nucleophiles with polyfluoroarenes activated for nucleophilic
substitution. The reaction regioselectivity is supported by the data
of quantum-chemical calculations, which also show that the reaction
follows a concerted pathway without formation of an intermediate.
Reduction of nitronyl nitroxide <b>3</b> in system NaNO<sub>2</sub>–AcOH yielded corresponding iminonitroxide <b>4</b>. Characterization of persistent radicals <b>3</b> and <b>4</b> obtained by the S<sub>N</sub><sup>F</sup> synthetic strategy
includes X-ray crystal structures, electron spin resonance data, and
static magnetic-susceptibility measurements. X-ray diffraction analysis
of both nitronyl nitroxide and iminonitroxide revealed a complete
match of the parameters of their crystal lattices
X‑ray Generated Recombination Exciplexes of Substituted Diphenylacetylenes with Tertiary Amines: A Versatile Experimental Vehicle for Targeted Creation of Deep-Blue Electroluminescent Systems
Customizable
and technology-friendly functional materials are one
of the mainstays of emerging organic electronics and optoelectronics.
We show that recombination exciplexes of simple substituted diphenylacetylenes
with tertiary amines can be a convenient source of tunable deep-blue
emission with possible applications in organic electroluminescent
systems. The optically inaccessible exciplexes were produced via recombination
of radiation-generated radical ion pairs in alkane solution, which
mimics charge transport and recombination in the active layer of practical
organic light-emitting diodes in a simple solution-based experiment.
Despite varying and rather poor intrinsic emission properties, diphenylacetylene
and its prototypical methoxy (donor) or trifluoromethyl (acceptor)
monosubstituted derivatives readily form recombination exciplexes
with <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-dimethylaniline and other
tertiary amines that produce emission with maxima ranging from 385
to 435 nm. The position of emission band maximum linearly correlates
with readily calculated gas-phase electron affinity of the corresponding
diphenylacetylene, which can be used for fast computational prescreening
of the candidate molecules, and various substituted diphenylacetylenes
can be synthesized via relatively simple and universal cross-coupling
reactions of Sonogashira and Castro. Together, the simple solution-based
experiment, computationally cheap prescreening method, and universal
synthetic strategy may open a very broad and chemically convenient
class of compounds to obtain OLEDs and OLED-based multifunctional
devices with tunable emission spectrum and high conversion efficiency
that has yet not been seriously considered for these purposes
X‑ray Generated Recombination Exciplexes of Substituted Diphenylacetylenes with Tertiary Amines: A Versatile Experimental Vehicle for Targeted Creation of Deep-Blue Electroluminescent Systems
Customizable
and technology-friendly functional materials are one
of the mainstays of emerging organic electronics and optoelectronics.
We show that recombination exciplexes of simple substituted diphenylacetylenes
with tertiary amines can be a convenient source of tunable deep-blue
emission with possible applications in organic electroluminescent
systems. The optically inaccessible exciplexes were produced via recombination
of radiation-generated radical ion pairs in alkane solution, which
mimics charge transport and recombination in the active layer of practical
organic light-emitting diodes in a simple solution-based experiment.
Despite varying and rather poor intrinsic emission properties, diphenylacetylene
and its prototypical methoxy (donor) or trifluoromethyl (acceptor)
monosubstituted derivatives readily form recombination exciplexes
with <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-dimethylaniline and other
tertiary amines that produce emission with maxima ranging from 385
to 435 nm. The position of emission band maximum linearly correlates
with readily calculated gas-phase electron affinity of the corresponding
diphenylacetylene, which can be used for fast computational prescreening
of the candidate molecules, and various substituted diphenylacetylenes
can be synthesized via relatively simple and universal cross-coupling
reactions of Sonogashira and Castro. Together, the simple solution-based
experiment, computationally cheap prescreening method, and universal
synthetic strategy may open a very broad and chemically convenient
class of compounds to obtain OLEDs and OLED-based multifunctional
devices with tunable emission spectrum and high conversion efficiency
that has yet not been seriously considered for these purposes