Synthesis, photophysical evaluation, and computational study of 2-methoxy- and 2-morpholino pyridine compounds as highly emissive fluorophores in solution and the solid state

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2019.107705

Two 2-pyridone tautomeric analogs, methoxypyridine 4 and N-methylpyridone 5, were synthesized, and their spectroscopic properties were investigated both experimentally and computationally. A detailed photophysical study reveals that 4 shows high fluoresce