1454901-98-4Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Strong two-photon absorption enhancement in a unique bis-porphyrin bearing a diketopyrrolopyrrole unit
Nowak-Krol, Agnieszka,Grzybowski, Marek,Romiszewski, Jerzy,Drobizhev, Mikhail,Wicks, Geoffrey,Chotkowski, Maciej,Rebane, Aleksander,Gorecka, Ewa,Gryko, Daniel T.
, p. 8368 - 8370 (2013/09/23)
A π-extended bis-porphyrin bridged via a diketopyrrolopyrrole unit was prepared in 5 steps. This fully conjugated π-system displays strongly distorted linear absorption, while its two-photon absorption cross-section reaches 2500-3000 GM at 940 nm. LC-like behaviour, easy orientation and low viscosity are, according to XRD, POM and DSC measurements, due to formation of plastic rather than a liquid crystal.
