Luminescent donor-acceptor beta-diketones: modulation of emission by solvent polarity and group II metal binding.
A class of aryl trifluoromethyl-containing beta-diketones were synthesized via one step Claisen condensation. These pi-conjugated diketones exhibit strong solvatochromism from intramolecular donor-acceptor charge transfer (CT). In addition, fluorescence quantum yields (phi(f)) and lifetimes (tau(f)) were measured in different solvents. Diketones exhibit bathochromic shifts in emission spectra with increasing solvent polarity. Fluorescence changes upon Group II metal binding were also studied. Despite the relatively simple structure, the anthracene-CF(3) diketone, atm, has strong binding affinity for Mg2+. A 70 nm blue shift and sixfold increase in intensity were observed upon addition of only one equivalent MgCl2 in ethanol solution. It also shows selectivity for Mg2+ binding even in the presence of excess Ca2+. Association constant (Ka) calculations suggest atm has two orders of magnitude stronger chelation for divalent magnesium than for calcium. These findings make atm an attractive starting point for molecular probe and light emitting material design.
Zhang
Guoqing
G
Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA.
Kim
Shin Han
SH
Evans
Ruffin E
RE
Kim
Byeong Hyo
BH
Demas
J N
JN
Fraser
Cassandra L
CL
D000085:Acetates / Q000737:chemistry; D000097:Acetonitriles / Q000737:chemistry; D002118:Calcium / Q000737:chemistry*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry; D007659:Ketones / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D049449:Luminescence; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D010777:Photochemistry; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry
D000085:Acetates; D000097:Acetonitriles; D005663:Furans; D007659:Ketones; D012997:Solvents; D014050:Toluene; D000431:Ethanol; C018674:tetrahydrofuran; D008752:Methylene Chloride; C007650:ethyl acetate; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium