1. Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of Bis-enediynes as Tunable Fluorophores.
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Gil Tae Hwang, Hyung Su Son, Ja Kang Ku, and Byeang Hyean Kim
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ENEDIYNES , *BROMIDES , *ALKYNES - Abstract
We have synthesized a family of bis-enediynes by two complementary Pd/Cu-catalyzed Sonogashira cross-coupling methods. One is a modified Sonogashira reaction between the TMS-protected tetraalkyne 20 (or 21) and various aromatic bromides to afford bis-enediynes 22a-d and 23a-d bearing different peripheral aryl units. The other, the reaction of bifunctional 1,1-dibromo-1-alkenes with phenylacetylene, afforded a series of bis-enediynes 24-32 bearing various core aryl groups. These chemical modifications to the core and periphery of bis-enediynes induce dramatic changes in absorption and emission spectra. Bis-enediynes 22 and 23 show a large Stokes shift of about 50-110 nm when compared to the less-conjugated bis-enediynes 20 and 21. Absorptions and emissions of bis-enediynes 25, 27-29, and 31 were rod-shifted relative to those of enediyne 35. Substantial increases in fluorescence quantum yields are observed as a result of extending the π-conjugation. The emission wavelength of bis-enediynes was tailored from indigo blue to reddish-orange, suggesting that the color of emission can be tunable by modification of the core and/or peripheral units. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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