Synthesis of Conjugated Tris- and Tetrakis (Carbazolyl) Azulenes with Intense Emission in the Visible Range
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussions
3. Materials and Methods
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Compound | Absorption a | Photoluminescence (PL) b | ||||||
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λabs (nm) | ɛ (M−1 cm−1) | λPL (nm) c | S1 (eV) | T1 (eV) d | ΔEST (eV) | τp/τd (ns/μs) e | ΦPL f | |
6 | 295 | 88,888 | 444 | 3.06 | 2.79 | 0.27 | 7.4/4.6 | 0.12 |
345 | 82,113 | |||||||
407 | 21,132 | |||||||
10 | 267 | 71,057 | 490 | 2.87 | 2.63 | 0.24 | 8.7/19 | 0.25 |
300 | 88,888 | |||||||
441 | 36,666 |
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Iskanderov, A.; Merkhatuly, N.; Iskanderov, A.; Abeuova, S.; Vojtisek, P. Synthesis of Conjugated Tris- and Tetrakis (Carbazolyl) Azulenes with Intense Emission in the Visible Range. Molecules 2025, 30, 2797. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30132797
Iskanderov A, Merkhatuly N, Iskanderov A, Abeuova S, Vojtisek P. Synthesis of Conjugated Tris- and Tetrakis (Carbazolyl) Azulenes with Intense Emission in the Visible Range. Molecules. 2025; 30(13):2797. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30132797
Chicago/Turabian StyleIskanderov, Amantay, Nurlan Merkhatuly, Ablaykhan Iskanderov, Saltanat Abeuova, and Pavel Vojtisek. 2025. "Synthesis of Conjugated Tris- and Tetrakis (Carbazolyl) Azulenes with Intense Emission in the Visible Range" Molecules 30, no. 13: 2797. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30132797
APA StyleIskanderov, A., Merkhatuly, N., Iskanderov, A., Abeuova, S., & Vojtisek, P. (2025). Synthesis of Conjugated Tris- and Tetrakis (Carbazolyl) Azulenes with Intense Emission in the Visible Range. Molecules, 30(13), 2797. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30132797