Manipulating triplet states: tuning energies, absorption, lifetimes, and annihilation rates in anthanthrene derivatives
Stewart D J, Shi J, Naranjo T R, et al
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018, 20(45): 28412-28418
The photophysical properties of anthanthrene, four anthanthrene derivatives containing varying phenyl and p-tBu-phenyl substituents, and two anthanthrones with phenyl and p-tBu-phenyl substituents are examined. In general, as the anthanthrenes and anthanthrones become more substituted, red-shifts are observed in the peak maxima of the ground- and excited-state absorption and fluorescence spectra. The anthanthrones have large (>0.8) intersystem crossing (ISC) quantum yields (ΦT) likely caused by nπ* character in the ground or excited states. A bromo-substituted anthanthrene has a unity ISC yiel...