Issue 19, 2016

Enhancement of two photon absorption properties and intersystem crossing by charge transfer in pentaaryl boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) derivatives

Abstract

Novel BODIPY derivatives containing N,N-diphenylamine, 4-methoxyphenyl, 2,4-dimethoxyphenyl, triphenylamine, and 1-pyrene moieties were designed and synthesized for the first time by employing the palladium-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura coupling on pentaaryl boron dipyrromethene compounds. The effect of various moieties and charge transfer on linear and nonlinear optical absorption was investigated. It was found that moieties with strong electron donor properties and long conjugation lengths increase charge transfer and enhance intersystem crossing in the investigated compounds. Besides, the investigated compounds showed strong two photon absorption properties at near infrared wavelengths (800 nm and 900 nm), which is required for two photon photodynamic therapy. Two photon absorption cross section values were found to be 83, 454, 331, 472 and 413 GM for B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5 compounds at 800 nm wavelength, respectively. The highest two-photon absorption cross-section value was obtained for the B4 compound containing a triphenylamine moiety due to its more efficient charge transfer characteristics. Strong two-photon absorption properties in the near infrared region, efficient intersystem crossing and heavy atom free nature of the investigated compounds make them good candidates for two photon photodynamic therapy applications. We believe that this work will be one of the leading studies for two-photon photodynamic therapy applications of pentaaryl BODIPY derivatives.

Graphical abstract: Enhancement of two photon absorption properties and intersystem crossing by charge transfer in pentaaryl boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) derivatives

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Feb 2016
Accepted
19 Apr 2016
First published
19 Apr 2016

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016,18, 13546-13553

Enhancement of two photon absorption properties and intersystem crossing by charge transfer in pentaaryl boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) derivatives

B. Küçüköz, G. Sevinç, E. Yildiz, A. Karatay, F. Zhong, H. Yılmaz, Y. Tutel, M. Hayvalı, J. Zhao and H. G. Yaglioglu, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 13546 DOI: 10.1039/C6CP01266C

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