A highly soluble asymmetric perylene-bis (dicarboximide)-acceptor system incorporating a methylene bridged methoxybenzene-donor: solvent dependence of charge transfer interactions

Authors

RENE M. WILLIAMS

DOI

10.3906/kim-0811-33

Abstract

The synthesis and photophysical properties of an asymmetrically substituted perylene-bis(dicarboximide), (PDI), system (1) containing a methylene bridged 4-methoxy-benzene donor and a solubilizing branched C_{13} alkyl chain are described. As compared to most PDIs, the fluorescence of 1 is strongly quenched in polar (but not in non-polar) solvents due to a photo-induced electron transfer process. Transient absorption spectroscopy and time resolved emission in e.g. acetonitrile indicates that upon excitation the radical anion of the PDI is formed with a rate of ca. 3.5 \times 10^9s^{-1}, and the charge transfer state has a lifetime of ca. 3 ns. A Frontier Molecular Orbital description is provided, by using DFT calculations.

Keywords

Perylene dyes, photoconductivity, solar cells, LED, 3, 4, 9, 10-perylenetetracarboxylic diimide, excited state properties, photoinduced electron transfer, transient absorption, time resolved emission

First Page

727

Last Page

737

Recommended Citation

WILLIAMS, RENE M. (2009) "A highly soluble asymmetric perylene-bis (dicarboximide)-acceptor system incorporating a methylene bridged methoxybenzene-donor: solvent dependence of charge transfer interactions," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 33: No. 6, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-0811-33
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol33/iss6/1