title: Synthesis and properties of novel star-shaped oligofluorene conjugated systems with BODIPY cores.
abstract: Star-shaped conjugated systems with varying oligofluorene arm length and substitution patterns of the central BODIPY core have been synthesised, leading to two families of compounds, T-B1-T-B4 and Y-B1-Y-B4, with T- and Y-shaped motifs, respectively. Thermal stability, cyclic voltammetry, absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy of each member of these two families were studied in order to determine their suitability as emissive materials in photonic applications.
authors.affiliation: WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Orofino-Pena
authors.affiliation: WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cortizo-Lacalle
authors.affiliation: WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.affiliation: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK.
authors.forename: Muhammad T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sajjad
authors.affiliation: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK.
authors.forename: Pavlos P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Manousiadis
authors.affiliation: WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK.
authors.forename: Neil J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Findlay
authors.affiliation: WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK ; Institute of Physical-Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry, 83114 Donetsk, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Alexander L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kanibolotsky
authors.affiliation: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK.
authors.forename: Dimali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Amarasinghe
authors.affiliation: WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Skabara
authors.affiliation: WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK.
authors.forename: Tell
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tuttle
authors.affiliation: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK.
authors.forename: Graham A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Turnbull
authors.affiliation: Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK.
authors.forename: Ifor D W
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Samuel
keywords: BODIPY; absorption spectroscopy; cyclic voltammetry; photoluminescence; star-shaped oligofluorene