The photochemistry and thermodynamics of two terthiophene (TTh) derivatives bearing benzospiropyran (BSP) moieties, 1-(3,3″-dimethylindoline-6'-nitrobenzospiropyranyl)-2-ethyl 4,4″-didecyloxy-2,2':5',2″-terthiophene-3'-acetate (BSP-2) and 1-(3,3″-dimethylindoline-6'-nitrobenzospiropyranyl)-2-ethyl 4,4″-didecyloxy-2,2':5',2″-terthiophene-3'-carboxylate (BSP-3), differing only by a single methyle...

The effect of the solvent polarity parameters f (e, n) and j (e, n) appearing in solvatochromic theories, and the effect of the molecular shape of the Onsager cavity (sphere, ellipsoid of revolution) on the determined electric dipole moments me in the singlet excited state are studied. It is found that the shape of the solute does not exhibit a significant effect on the determined values of me,...

A series of ionic liquids based on five kinds of polycyano 1,1,3,3-tetracyanoallyl anions with 2-substituents having different electron-withdrawing or -donating abilities were prepared. The influence of the chemical modification on their thermal properties, viscosity, ionic conductivity, ion association, and solvatochromic shifts was characterized and compared with the case of previously report...

Complexes of Co(iii) containing mixed chelating diimine and o-quinone ligand sets are of fundamental interest on account of their fascinating magnetic and electronic properties. Whilst complexes of this type containing one diimine and two o-quinone ligands have been studied extensively, those with the reverse stoichiometry (two diimines and one o-quinone) are much rarer. Herein, we describe a r...

The synthesis and photophysical properties of a series of naphthalene-containing solvatochromic fluorophores are described within. These novel fluorophores are prepared using a microwave-assisted dehydrogenative Diels-Alder reaction of styrene, followed by a palladium-catalyzed cross coupling reaction to install an electron donating amine group. The new fluorophores are structurally related to ...

Solvatochromic probes are often used in biophysical studies to obtain information about polarity of the microenvironment. As there is not much natural fluorophores with such properties, there is still need for new synthetic compounds such as 3-(2-benzoxazol-5-yl)alanine derivatives. Among this group of non-proteinogenic fluorescent amino acids especially interesting are 3-[2-(4-aminophenyl)benz...