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Carbazole–corrole and carbazole–prophyrin dyads: synthesis, fluorescence and electrochemical studies

Abstract

Donor–acceptor type carbazole–corrole and carbazole–porphyrin dyads 4–9 were synthesized and characterized. Corrole and porphyrin containing one meso-p-iodophenyl group were coupled to N-butyl-3-ethynyl-carbazole by a modified Sonogashira reaction. All the dyads were characterized by HRMS mass, NMR, UV-vis absorption, fluorescence and electrochemical techniques. Fluorescence studies of dyads 4, 7 and 8 indicated energy transfer from the donor carbazole moiety to the corresponding acceptor corrole/porphyrin moiety (up to 80%). The electron-releasing N-butyl-carbazole group affects the electronic properties of the corrole and porphyrin macrocycles in the dyads 4–9. Electrochemical studies revealed that dyads 4 and 5 are difficult to reduce compared to their corresponding monomers, as reflected by the cathodic shift in their reduction potentials. Meanwhile, dyads 6–9 exhibited an anodic shift in their reduction potentials, suggesting that they are easy to reduce compared to their corresponding monomers.

Graphical abstract: Carbazole–corrole and carbazole–prophyrin dyads: synthesis, fluorescence and electrochemical studies

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jun 2014
Accepted
27 Oct 2014
First published
27 Oct 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

New J. Chem., 2015,39, 482-491

Carbazole–corrole and carbazole–prophyrin dyads: synthesis, fluorescence and electrochemical studies

N. Balsukuri, S. Das and I. Gupta, New J. Chem., 2015, 39, 482 DOI: 10.1039/C4NJ01086H

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