title: Rigid pi-conjugated mono-, bis-, and tris(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridines).
abstract: A set of rigid, pi-conjugated linear mono- and bisterpyridines and star-shaped tristerpyridines have been synthesized using Pd(0)-catalyzed coupling reactions and the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction. The terpyridyl ligands obtained feature strong emission in the blue range with high quantum yields in dilute solution and thin films.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: Daniel A M
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Egbe
authors.forename: Ulrich S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Schubert
mesh_terms: D005453:Fluorescence; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011725:Pyridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D011725:Pyridines