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Circularly Polarized Luminescence by Visible-Light Absorption in a Chiral O-BODIPY Dye: Unprecedented Design of CPL Organic Molecules from Achiral Chromophores
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2014)
  • Ester M. Sanchez-Carnerero, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Florencio Moreno, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Beatriz L. Maroto, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Antonia R. Agarrabeitia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Maria J. Ortiz, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Bryan G. Vo, San Jose State University
  • Gilles Muller, San Jose State University
  • Santiago de la Moya, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Abstract

Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) in simple (small, nonaggregated, nonpolymeric) O-BODIPYs (R)-1 and (S)-1 by irradiation with visible light is first detected as proof of the ability of a new structural design to achieve CPL from inherently achiral monochromophore systems in simple organic molecules. The measured level of CPL (|glum|) in solution falls into the usual range of that obtained from other simple organic molecules (10–5–10–2 range), but the latter having more complex architectures since axially chiral chromophores or multichromophore systems are usually required. The new design is based on chirally perturbing the acting achiral chromophore by orthogonally tethering a single axially chiral 1,1′-binaphtyl moiety to it. The latter does not participate as a chromophore in the light-absorption/emission phenomenon. This simple design opens up new perspectives for the future development of new small-sized CPL organic dyes (e.g., those based on other highly luminescent achiral chromophores and/or chirally perturbing moieties), as well as for the improvement of the CPL properties of the organic molecules spanning their use in photonic applications.

Keywords
  • Molecules,
  • chromophores,
  • achiral,
  • luminesccence
Publication Date
2014
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Citation Information
Ester M. Sanchez-Carnerero, Florencio Moreno, Beatriz L. Maroto, Antonia R. Agarrabeitia, et al.. "Circularly Polarized Luminescence by Visible-Light Absorption in a Chiral O-BODIPY Dye: Unprecedented Design of CPL Organic Molecules from Achiral Chromophores" Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 136 Iss. 9 (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gilles_muller/49/