title: A planarized 9-phenylanthracene: a simple electron-donating building block for fluorescent materials.
abstract: A 9-phenylanthracene, constrained in a coplanar fashion by two methylene tethers, was synthesized and its optoelectronic properties were investigated. The rigid planarization increased its electron-donating character and induced a bathochromic shift of its absorption, as well as an increased molar absorption coefficient and intense fluorescence. These properties render this compound a promising building block for fluorescent materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwahara
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomokatsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kushida
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan and Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Furo, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan. yamaguchi@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Shigehiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi