Synthesis of a Tri Chromophore System for Electro-Optic Applications

Abstract:

The synthesis of a suite of compounds containing three chromophores coupled to a central nitrogen atom are reported. X-ray crystallographic data has been obtained for two of the compounds and this suggests that incorporation of these molecules into such a trichomophore bundle is a valid strategy for minimizing dipole-dipole interactions, and therefore aggregation in these compounds.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 700)
• Pages: 162-165
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.700.162
• Online since: September 2011
• Authors: M. Delower H. Bhuiyan, Andrew J. Kay, Graeme J. Gainsford, Rachel M. Williamson
• Keywords: Aggregation, Chromophore, Nonlinear Optics (NLO), X-Ray Crystallography

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