title: Rigid linear and star-shaped pi-conjugated 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine ligands with blue emission.
abstract: A series of rigid linear and star-shaped pi-conjugated 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine derivatives with the C-C single-, double-, and triple-bond linkages have been developed through the Suzuki, the Sonogashira, and the Wittig reactions. Such large rigid ligands exhibit strong blue emission in dilute solutions. [structure: see text]
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Si-Chun
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Hai-Bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pei