title: Synthesis of super stable triangulenium dye.
abstract: The super stabilized tris(dialkylamino)-azadioxatriangulenium carbenium ion (A-ADOTA(+)) 4 has been synthesized and characterized. As a result of extended delocalization of the positive charge in the planar triangulenium system and the presence of several strongly electron-donating groups, the A-ATOTA(+) ion displays extreme cation stability with a pK(R+) value close to 25. Furthermore the A-ATOTA(+) ion shows excellent dye properties with intense absorption at 458 nm and high fluorescence quantum yield.
authors.affiliation: Nano-Science Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 København Ø, Denmark. bwl@nano.ku.dk
authors.forename: Bo W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Laursen
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Sørensen