Intramolecular excimer formation between 3,6-di(thiophen-2-yl)pyrrolo[3,4- c]pyrrole-1,4(2H,5H)-dione chromophoric groups linked by a flexible alkyl spacer

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 4828-4837

  Kirkus, Mindaugas ^a   Janssen, René A J ^a   Meskers, Stefan C J ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED MATERIALS; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES; FLUORESCENCE QUANTUM YIELD; INTER-SYSTEM CROSSINGS; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION; QUENCHING MECHANISMS; QUENCHING OF FLUORESCENCE; SINGLET EXCITED STATE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; EXCITED STATES; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; QUENCHING; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CONFORMATIONS;

PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRROLES; THIOPHENES;

EID: 84879048074     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp312315k     Document Type: Article

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