613-26-3Relevant articles and documents
Examining the role of acceptor molecule structure in self-assembled bilayers: Surface loading, stability, energy transfer, and upconverted emission
Zhou, Yan,Ayad, Suliman,Ruchlin, Cory,Posey, Victoria,Hill, Sean P.,Wu, Qiang,Hanson, Kenneth
, p. 20513 - 20524 (2018)
Self-assembly of sensitizer and acceptor molecules has recently emerged as a promising strategy to facilitate and harness photon upconversion via triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA-UC). In addition to the energetic requirements, the structure and relative orientation of these molecules can have a strong influence on TTA-UC rates and efficiency. Here we report the synthesis of five different acceptor molecules composed of an anthracene core functionalized with 9,10- or 2,6-phenyl, methyl, or directly bound phosphonic acid groups and their incorporation into self-assembled bilayers on a ZrO2 surface. All five films facilitate green-to-blue photon upconversion with Φuc as high as 0.0023. The efficiency of TTA, and not triplet energy transfer, fluorescence, or losses via FRET, was primarily responsible for dictating the Φuc emission. Even for molecules having similar photophysical properties, variation in the position of the phosphonic acid resulted in dramatically different ΦTTA, Ith values, γTTA, and D. Interestingly, we observed a strong linear correlation between ΦTTA and the Ith value but the cause of this relationship, if any, is unclear.
Synthesis, crystal structure and photoluminescence of 2,6-dimethylanthracene and its pseudo-triptycene derivatives
Gong, Yun,Zhou, Yuchao,Qin, Jianbo,Li, Jinghua,Cao, Rong
, p. 76 - 81 (2010)
A simple one-step synthesis of 2,6-dimethylanthracene, 1, in high yield is reported utilizing the easily accessible benzyl alcohol as the starting material. Based on 2,6-dimethylanthracene, two pseudo-triptycene compounds, cis-2,6-dimethyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene-9,10-endo-α,β-succinic anhydride, 2, and cis-2,6-dimethyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene-9,10-endo-α,β-succinyl amine, 3, are firstly synthesized in high yield and they are characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 2 crystallizes in triclinic P over(1, ?) space group and compound 3 crystallizes in monoclinic P21/c space group. Both compound 2 and 3 exhibit cis-configurations and endo-conformations. Compound 1 exhibits very intense photoluminescence property due to the delocalized electron in the whole molecule, whereas fluorescence quench happens to some extents due to the destruction of the conjugated structure in compound 2.
Preliminary investigations on the catalytic hydrogenation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via WGSR
Chen, Dabo,Gu, Jiale,Huang, Sheng,Li, Huan,Wu, Shiyong,Wu, Youqing
, (2021/10/04)
The water-gas shift reaction (WGSR) is a crucial reaction in the direct liquefaction of lignite in a syngas (CO + H2) system. In this study, anthracene was utilized as a polycyclic model compound of lignite, to which hydrogen is donated by the H2/D2 produced from CO and H2O/D2O via the WGSR. The results show that the model compound of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in coal (anthracene) undergoes partial cracking and polycondensation under non-hydrogen-donor conditions at 400 °C. In addition, WGSR catalyzed by NiO can generate hydrogen for the hydrogenation of anthracene. Comparing the mass spectra of deuterated products with those of conventional hydrogenation products by isotope labeling, the alkyl side chain positions of toluene, 1,4-xylene, methylnaphthalene, 1,1-diphenylethylene, methylanthracene and other compounds are prone to deuteration, enabling speculation of the main hydrogenation route of anthracene, which provides theoretical support for the catalytic hydrogenation in direct liquefaction of lignite in a syngas (CO + H2) system.
Design, synthesis and characterization of self-assembled As 2L3 and Sb2L3 cryptands
Fontenot, Sean A.,Cangelosi, Virginia M.,Pitt, Melanie A. W.,Sather, Aaron C.,Zakharov, Lev N.,Berryman, Orion B.,Johnson, Darren W.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 12125 - 12131 (2012/03/11)
The syntheses and X-ray crystal structures of six new self-assembled supramolecular As and Sb-containing cryptands are described. Analysis in the context of previously reported As2L3 and Sb 2L3 cryptands reveals that small differences in ligand geometries result in significant differences in the helicity of the complexes and the stereochemistry of the metal coordination within the assembled complexes. Additionally, a new synthetic route is described which involves exposure of reactants to vacuum to help facilitate self-assembly.
