Widely Electronically Tunable 2,6-Disubstituted Dithieno[1,4]thiazines-Electron-Rich Fluorophores Up to Intense NIR Emission.

ABSTRACT: 2,6-Difunctionalized dithieno[1,4]thiazines were efficiently synthesized by (pseudo)five- or (pseudo)three-component one-pot processes based on lithiation-electrophilic trapping sequences. As supported by structure-property relationships, the thiophene anellation mode predominantly controls the photophysical and electrochemical properties and the electronic structures (as obtained by DFT calculations). From molecular geometries and redox potentials to fluorescence quantum yields in solution, the interaction of the dithieno[1,4]thiazine-core with the substituents causes striking differences within the series of regioisomers. Most interestingly, strong acceptors introduced in anti-anti dithieno[1,4]thiazines nearly induce a planarization of the ground-state geometry and a highly intense NIR

SUBMITTER: May L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7589349 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature