Dual-State Photophysical Modulation via Bifurcated Hydrogen Bonding in a U-Shaped Dipyridophenazine-Cored Donor-π-Acceptor-π-Donor Fluorophore.

ABSTRACT: Modulating photophysical properties via hydrogen bonding offers a powerful strategy for designing supramolecular functional materials and responsive optical systems. Here, we present a U-shaped dipyridophenazine (DPyPHZ)-cored donor-π-acceptor-π-donor (D-π-A-π-D) scaffold that serves as a hydrogen-bond receptor capable of forming bifurcated hydrogen bonds, enabling simultaneous modulation of both ground and excited states. We developed an efficient synthetic route to this π-conjugated system, and demonstrated that its absorption and emission spectra undergo pronounced red-shifts upon 1:1 complexation with neutral hydrogen-bond donors such as sulfonamides and even water. Spectroscopic analyses reveal that the hydrogen-bonding interaction stabilizes the charge-transfer excited state, leading

SUBMITTER: Takei K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12910415 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature