Anthracene Derivatives (anthracene + derivative)

Distribution by Scientific Domains


Selected Abstracts


High-Performance Organic Single-Crystal Transistors and Digital Inverters of an Anthracene Derivative

ADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 36 2009
Lang Jiang
Single-crystal disks of di(phenylvinyl) anthracene, micro- or nanometer-sized and flexible, are produced by physical vapor transport. Subsequently, single- crystal transistors are fabricated by the organic ribbon mask method and integrated to produce high-performance inverters. The mobility of the transistors, the mobility anisotropy along different crystal axes of the disks, and the maximum gain of the inverters are reported. [source]


Organic Single-Crystalline Ribbons of a Rigid "H"-type Anthracene Derivative and High-Performance, Short-Channel Field-Effect Transistors of Individual Micro/Nanometer-Sized Ribbons Fabricated by an "Organic Ribbon Mask" Technique,

ADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 14 2008
Lang Jiang
The synthesis of a rigid, planar H-type anthracene derivative is described. Single-crystalline ribbons at micro- and nanometer sizes can be controllably produced and transistors based on an individual ribbon can be fabricated in situ through a newly developed "organic ribbon mask" method, in which the channel length of the transistors can be easily scaled down to sub-micrometer level. [source]


The Origin of the Improved Efficiency and Stability of Triphenylamine-Substituted Anthracene Derivatives for OLEDs: A Theoretical Investigation,

CHEMPHYSCHEM, Issue 17 2008
Bing Yang Dr.
Abstract Herein, we describe the molecular electronic structure, optical, and charge-transport properties of anthracene derivatives computationally using density functional theory to understand the factors responsible for the improved efficiency and stability of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with triphenylamine (TPA)-substituted anthracene derivatives. The high performance of OLEDs with TPA-substituted anthracene is revealed to derive from three original features in comparison with aryl-substituted anthracene derivatives: 1) the HOMO and LUMO are localized separately on TPA and anthracene moieties, respectively, which leads to better stability of the OLEDs due to the more stable cation of TPA under a hole majority-carrier environment; 2) the more balanceable hole and electron transport together with the easier hole injection leads to a larger rate of hole,electron recombination, which corresponds to the higher electroluminescence efficiency; and 3) the increasing reorganization energy for both hole and electron transport and the higher HOMO energy level provide a stable potential well for hole trapping, and then trapped holes induce a built-in electric field to prompt the balance of charge-carrier injection. [source]


Synthesis, Characterisation and Optical Properties of Silica Nanoparticles Coated with Anthracene Fluorophore and Thiourea Hydrogen-Bonding Subunits

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 36 2008
Pilar Calero
Abstract Bifunctionalised hybrid silica nanoparticles have been synthesised and characterised, and their optical emission properties in the presence of certain anions in acetonitrile solutions have been studied. The alkoxysilane derivatives N -butyl- N, -[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]thiourea (1), N -phenyl- N, -[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]thiourea (2) and 3-[(anthracen-10-yl)methylthio]propyltriethoxysilane (3) were prepared and used to functionalise uncoated LUDOX silica nanoparticles with a mean diameter of 18,±,2 nm. The functionalisation of the nanoparticle surfaces was carried out by two different approaches. The first approach relies on the consecutive grafting of the two subunits. In this protocol, the nanoparticles were first functionalised with anthracene derivative 3 (solid NA), and then treated with the corresponding binding sites 1 or 2 to result in the NA-Pt3 and NA-Bt3 solids. The second approach deals with the simultaneous grafting of 1 or 2 and the signalling subunit 3 in different ratios. This method was used for the preparation of the NA1Pt1, NA1Bt1, NA1Pt3 and NA1Bt3 nanoparticles. The bifunctionalised silica nanoparticles were characterised by using standard techniques. Acetonitrile suspensions of NA nanoparticles (5 mg in 20 mL) showed anthracene bands centred at ca. 350, 370 and 390 nm. Upon excitation at 365 nm, a typical emission band with fine structure in the 390,450 nm range was observed. Similar absorption and emission spectra were found for the bifunctionalised nanoparticles. The work is completed with a prospective study of the fluorescence of the prepared nanoparticles in the presence of organic (acetate, benzoate) and inorganic (F,, Cl,, Br,, CN,, HSO4, and H2PO4,) anions. The apparent binding constants (adsorption constants) for the interaction of NA-Pt3 with anions in acetonitrile were determined by performing a Langmuir-type analysis of fluorescence titration data.(© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008) [source]


Organic Single-Crystalline Ribbons of a Rigid "H"-type Anthracene Derivative and High-Performance, Short-Channel Field-Effect Transistors of Individual Micro/Nanometer-Sized Ribbons Fabricated by an "Organic Ribbon Mask" Technique,

ADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 14 2008
Lang Jiang
The synthesis of a rigid, planar H-type anthracene derivative is described. Single-crystalline ribbons at micro- and nanometer sizes can be controllably produced and transistors based on an individual ribbon can be fabricated in situ through a newly developed "organic ribbon mask" method, in which the channel length of the transistors can be easily scaled down to sub-micrometer level. [source]


2,3-Di- n -undecylanthracene and 2,3-Di- n -decyloxyanthracene (DDOA) , on the Connecting Link between the Aromatic Substrate and the Aliphatic Chain in Self-Assembling Systems

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 12 2009
Henning Hopf
Abstract In contrast to its bis(oxa) analog 1 (DDOA), the hydrocarbon 11 was not found to form organogels with linear alcohols, alkanes, toluene, acetonitrile and other solvents. Whereas the photoreactivity of 1 did not follow the usual behaviour of anthracene derivatives, compound 11, irradiated in cyclohexane, produced the two expected [4+4]cycloadducts 12 and 13 (anti and syn photodimers, respectively). These facts point to the role of the connecting link between the rigid core and the flexible chain for some self-assembled systems.(© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009) [source]


Biological hydroperoxides and singlet molecular oxygen generation

IUBMB LIFE, Issue 4-5 2007
Sayuri Miyamoto
Abstract The decomposition of lipid hydroperoxides (LOOH) into peroxyl radicals is a potential source of singlet molecular oxygen (1O2) in biological systems. Recently, we have clearly demonstrated the generation of 1O2 in the reaction of lipid hydroperoxides with biologically important oxidants such as metal ions, peroxynitrite and hypochlorous acid. The approach used to unequivocally demonstrate the generation of 1O2 in these reactions was the use of an isotopic labeled hydroperoxide, the 18O-labeled linoleic acid hydroperoxide, the detection of labeled compounds by HPLC coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) and the direct spectroscopic detection and characterization of 1O2 light emission. Using this approach we have observed the formation of 18O-labeled 1O2 by chemical trapping of 1O2 with anthracene derivatives and detection of the corresponding labeled endoperoxide by HPLC-MS/MS. The generation of 1O2 was also demonstrated by direct spectral characterization of 1O2 monomol light emission in the near-infrared region (, = 1270 nm). In summary, our studies demonstrated that LOOH can originate 1O2. The experimental evidences indicate that 1O2 is generated at a yield close to 10% by the Russell mechanism, where a linear tetraoxide intermediate is formed in the combination of two peroxyl radicals. In addition to LOOH, other biological hydroperoxides, including hydroperoxides formed in proteins and nucleic acids, may also participate in reactions leading to the generation 1O2. This hypothesis is currently being investigated in our laboratory. [source]


Oxygen scavengers and sensitizers for reduced oxygen inhibition in radical photopolymerization

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 20 2008
Michael Höfer
Abstract Oxygen inhibition in the free-radical photopolymerization of (meth)acrylates is one of the most challenging problems in thin film application. Apart from the utilization of an inert gas atmosphere, additives reducing oxygen inhibition due to production of new propagating centers are used. In the present study, a more straightforward approach to reduce oxygen inhibition by photosensitized generation of singlet oxygen and subsequent scavenging of these species by selective singlet oxygen trappers was investigated. The potential of 1,2-dions conventionally used as type-II photoinitiators for visible light polymerization to function as singlet oxygen generators was verified in sensitized steady state photooxidation experiments in solution. A set of furan and anthracene derivatives were tested as oxygen scavengers and their corresponding relative reaction rates were determined. The ability of these sensitizer/scavenger systems to reduce oxygen inhibition in practical applications was studied in photo-DSC-experiments. In thin film polymerization (investigated by ATR-FTIR), the formation of insufficiently cured surfaces could be prevented by the usage of singlet oxygen trappers. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6916,6927, 2008 [source]


Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of symmetrical isoprene,methyl methacrylate diblock copolymers bearing different anthracene derivatives at the junctions

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 9 2003
Jian Yang
Abstract We describe the synthesis and characterization of 1-(1-anthryl)-1-phenylethylene (1-An-E) and 1-(2-anthryl)-1-phenylethylene (2-An-E). These species were used to end cap the living end group of polyisoprene (PI) obtained by anionic polymerization in tetrahydrofuran. The anions generated were used to initiate methyl methacrylate polymerization. In this way, we synthesized two symmetrical PI-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) block copolymers each with a single dye at the junction. PI-An1-PMMA has an anthracene linked via its 1-position. PI-An2-PMMA has the anthracene linked via its 2-position. We compare the UV and fluorescence properties of the polymers to model compounds with similar chromophores. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 1225,1236, 2003 [source]


The Origin of the Improved Efficiency and Stability of Triphenylamine-Substituted Anthracene Derivatives for OLEDs: A Theoretical Investigation,

CHEMPHYSCHEM, Issue 17 2008
Bing Yang Dr.
Abstract Herein, we describe the molecular electronic structure, optical, and charge-transport properties of anthracene derivatives computationally using density functional theory to understand the factors responsible for the improved efficiency and stability of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with triphenylamine (TPA)-substituted anthracene derivatives. The high performance of OLEDs with TPA-substituted anthracene is revealed to derive from three original features in comparison with aryl-substituted anthracene derivatives: 1) the HOMO and LUMO are localized separately on TPA and anthracene moieties, respectively, which leads to better stability of the OLEDs due to the more stable cation of TPA under a hole majority-carrier environment; 2) the more balanceable hole and electron transport together with the easier hole injection leads to a larger rate of hole,electron recombination, which corresponds to the higher electroluminescence efficiency; and 3) the increasing reorganization energy for both hole and electron transport and the higher HOMO energy level provide a stable potential well for hole trapping, and then trapped holes induce a built-in electric field to prompt the balance of charge-carrier injection. [source]