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

Authors : René M WILLIAMS

Pages : 727-737

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The synthesis and photophysical properties of an asymmetrically substituted perylene-bisinsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(dicarboximide);, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PDI);, system insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); containing a methylene bridged 4-methoxy-benzene donor and a solubilizing branched C13 alkyl chain are described. As compared to most PDIs, the fluorescence of 1 is strongly quenched in polar insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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 109s-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