Fluorescent H-aggregates of merocyanine dyes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 42, 2006, Pages 7026-7030

  Rösch, Ulrich ^a   Yao, Sheng ^b   Wortmann, Rüdiger ^a   Würthner, Frank ^b  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromophores; Dye aggregates; Dyes pigments; Fluorescence; Supramolecular chemistry

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; DIMERS; EXCITONS; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

DYE AGGREGATES; MEROCYANINE DYES; RIGIDIFICATION;

DYES;

EID: 33750629321     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200602286     Document Type: Article

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