Issue 19, 2012

A boron-containing carbazole dimer: synthesis, photophysical properties and sensing properties

Abstract

A novel boron-containing π-conjugated compound BCCB has been synthesized by the introduction of electron-acceptors (dimesitylboron groups) at the 3,3′-positions of a carbazole dimer (electron-donor). The compound BCCB possesses excellent electrochemical properties and high fluorescence quantum yields. In addition, BCCB is a sensitive fluorescence sensor with remarkable colour changes and the results could be confirmed through theoretical calculations of the compounds BCCB and [nBu4N]+2[BCCB·(F)2]2−. Our studies indicate that BCCB could be used as an excellent optoelectronic material in OLED devices and a ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor.

Graphical abstract: A boron-containing carbazole dimer: synthesis, photophysical properties and sensing properties

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Jan 2012
Accepted
13 Mar 2012
First published
15 Mar 2012

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012,10, 3852-3858

A boron-containing carbazole dimer: synthesis, photophysical properties and sensing properties

H. Shi, J. Dai, L. Xu, L. Shi, L. Fang, S. Shuang and C. Dong, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 3852 DOI: 10.1039/C2OB00024E

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