Various end-substituted distyrylbenzenes have been synthesized to serve as guest molecules in inclusion compounds to promote efficient energy transport along one-dimensional channels. Their optical and photophysical properties have been characterized at both experimental and theoretical levels. All molecules display a large transition dipole moment between the ground state and lowest excited state and hence a short radiative lifetime (on the order of 1-2 ns). They also exhibit a large spectral overlap between the emission and absorption spectra, which enables efficient energy transport between molecules arranged in a head-to-tail configuration in nanochannels. Hopping rates on the order of 10(12) s(-1) are calculated at a full quantum-chemical level; this is much larger than the radiative lifetimes and opens the way for energy migration over large distances. Changes in the nature of the terminal substituents are found to modulate the optical properties weakly but to impact significantly the energy transfer rates.
Palladium-Catalyzed Stereoselective Synthesis of (E)-Stilbenes via Organozinc Reagents and Carbonyl Compounds
作者:Jin-Xian Wang、Kehu Wang、Lianbiao Zhao、Hongxia Li、Ying Fu、Yulai Hu
DOI:10.1002/adsc.200606016
日期:——
In the presence of a catalytic amount of PdCl2(PPh3)2 and a silylating agent, organozinc halides reacted with carbonylcompounds to give the corresponding (E)-stilbenes in good to excellent yields under mild conditions. The reaction mechanism is briefly discussed.