Synthesis and luminescence properties of substituted triphenylene derivatives

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Silvia Atim, s.atim@moreheadstate.edu1, Eric Hamilton1, Manal R. Omary, MOmary@mail.twu.edu2, and Priyanka Vasabhaktula2. (1) Department of Physical Sciences, Morehead State University, 150 University Blvd., Morehead, KY 40351, (2) Department of Chemistry and Physics, Texas Woman's University, P. O. Box 425859, Denton, TX 76201
7,10-diphenyl substituted triphenylene derivatives have been synthesized from phencyclone and dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate via a Diels-Alder reaction with subsequent elimination of carbon monoxide. The products are brightly fluorescent. They are ideal ligands for trivalent lanthanides such as Eu(III) which form chelate complexes with desired phosphorescence properties. The organic materials and their lanthanide complexes are, therefore, promising new types of materials for a variety of potential sensor applications and photonic devices.
 

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