Fluorescence Enhancement of Pyrene Chromophores Induced by Alkyl Groups through σ–π Conjugation: Systematic Synthesis of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Alkylated Pyrenes at the 1, 3, 6, and 8 Positions and Their Photophysical Properties
作者:Yosuke Niko、Susumu Kawauchi、Shun Otsu、Katsumi Tokumaru、Gen-ichi Konishi
DOI:10.1021/jo400128c
日期:2013.4.5
We have systematically synthesized 1-, 3-, 6-, and 8-alkyl-substituted pyrene derivatives using the latest synthesis methods and investigated the effects of alkyl substitution on the photophysical properties of the pyrene chromophore. Like the trimethylsilyl group, which is known to enhance the fluorescence properties of some chromophores through sigma*-pi* conjugation, alkyl groups (primary, secondary, and tertiary) enhanced the fluorescence quantum yield of the pyrene chromophore through sigma-pi conjugation in most cases. While these enhancements in the fluorescence quantum yield were beyond expectations, the results were supported by absolute measurements. These results also indicate that ubiquitous alkyl groups can be used to tune the photophysical properties of the pyrene chromophore, as well as to improve the solubility or prevent aggregation. In other words, they can be used to develop new photofunctional materials.