Molecular rotors of naphthalimide and benzodithiophene as effective solvent polarity probes, temperature sensors, and for g‐C3N4 sensitization

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Auteurs principaux: Anita Kumari, Sushil Sharma, Sanchita Sengupta
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Sushil Sharma
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contents Molecular rotors of naphthalimide and benzodithiophene as effective solvent polarity probes, temperature sensors, and for g‐C3N4 sensitization Anita Kumari Sushil Sharma Sanchita Sengupta Photochemistry and Photobiology AbstractAcceptor–donor–acceptor (A–D–A) molecular rotors have drawn substantial attention for their applications in monitoring temperature variations within cellular microenvironments, biomimetic photocatalysis, and bioimaging. In this study, we have synthesized two novel rotor molecules, NBN1 and NBN2, by incorporating benzodithiophene (BDT) as the donor core and naphthalic anhydride/naphthalimide (NA/NI) moieties as acceptors using Pd‐catalyzed Stille coupling reactions. These molecules exhibited distinct charge transfer (CT) behavior in both their absorption and emission spectra and displayed prominent emission solvatochromism. Notably, NBN1 exhibited better CT properties among the two molecules. Moreover, these A–D–A molecular rotors demonstrated remarkable sensitivities of their emission spectra toward solvent polarities and temperatures. Rotors NBN1 and NBN2 showed positive temperature coefficients with internal temperature sensitivities of 0.34% °C−1 and 0.13% °C−1 in chloroform, respectively, and thus hold significant promise for detecting temperature variations in cellular microenvironment. Furthermore, we have modeled these molecules with graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4) to form composite systems and performed theoretical calculations to obtain valuable insights into their charge transfer behavior. Theoretical results suggested that these molecules have the potential to efficiently sensitize and modulate the band gap of g‐C3N4 and show potential for diverse photocatalytic applications. 10.1111/php.13931 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
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spellingShingle Molecular rotors of naphthalimide and benzodithiophene as effective solvent polarity probes, temperature sensors, and for g‐C3N4 sensitization
Anita Kumari
Sushil Sharma
Sanchita Sengupta
Photochemistry and Photobiology
Molecular rotors of naphthalimide and benzodithiophene as effective solvent polarity probes, temperature sensors, and for g‐C3N4 sensitization Anita Kumari Sushil Sharma Sanchita Sengupta Photochemistry and Photobiology AbstractAcceptor–donor–acceptor (A–D–A) molecular rotors have drawn substantial attention for their applications in monitoring temperature variations within cellular microenvironments, biomimetic photocatalysis, and bioimaging. In this study, we have synthesized two novel rotor molecules, NBN1 and NBN2, by incorporating benzodithiophene (BDT) as the donor core and naphthalic anhydride/naphthalimide (NA/NI) moieties as acceptors using Pd‐catalyzed Stille coupling reactions. These molecules exhibited distinct charge transfer (CT) behavior in both their absorption and emission spectra and displayed prominent emission solvatochromism. Notably, NBN1 exhibited better CT properties among the two molecules. Moreover, these A–D–A molecular rotors demonstrated remarkable sensitivities of their emission spectra toward solvent polarities and temperatures. Rotors NBN1 and NBN2 showed positive temperature coefficients with internal temperature sensitivities of 0.34% °C−1 and 0.13% °C−1 in chloroform, respectively, and thus hold significant promise for detecting temperature variations in cellular microenvironment. Furthermore, we have modeled these molecules with graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4) to form composite systems and performed theoretical calculations to obtain valuable insights into their charge transfer behavior. Theoretical results suggested that these molecules have the potential to efficiently sensitize and modulate the band gap of g‐C3N4 and show potential for diverse photocatalytic applications. 10.1111/php.13931 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
title Molecular rotors of naphthalimide and benzodithiophene as effective solvent polarity probes, temperature sensors, and for g‐C3N4 sensitization
topic Photochemistry and Photobiology
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/php.13931