title: Intramolecularly coordinated azobenzene selenium derivatives: effect of strength of the Se···N intramolecular interaction on luminescence.
abstract: A series of selenium derivatives (6-12) of 2-phenylazophenyl have been synthesized using o-lithiation route. The effect of the strength of the intramolecular Se···N interaction on the absorption spectra as well as emission spectra has been studied. The studies suggest that the secondary bonding Se···N interaction give rise to fluorescence, however, the strength of Se···N interaction cannot be directly correlated with the intensity of the fluorescence. TD-DFT calculations show that the main transition involved in the absorption spectra of the compound is the ligand based π-π* type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India.
authors.forename: Kriti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Tapash
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: Harkesh B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Ray J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Butcher
mesh_terms: D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012643:Selenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; C009850:azobenzene; D012643:Selenium; D009584:Nitrogen