Intramolecular excimer fluorescence from folded ground state rotamers of N,N′dimethyl-N,N′-dipyrenylurea protophanes

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 770-776

  Lewis, Frederick D ^a   Kurth, Todd L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipyrenylureas; Excited state rotamers; Pyrene excimers; Ureaphane

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONFORMATIONS; FLUORESCENCE; GROUND STATE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOMERS;

ROTAMERS;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

GLASS; MONOMER; N,N' DIMETHYL N,N' DI 1 PYRENYLUREA; N,N' DIMETHYL N,N' DI 2 PYRENYLUREA; N,N,N' TRIMETHYL N' PYRENYLUREA; PYRENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMATOPHORE; CONFORMATION; FLUORESCENCE; GEOMETRY; ROTATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0042733708     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/v03-059     Document Type: Article

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