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Packing-induced solid-state fluorescence and thermochromic behavior of peptidic luminophores

Abstract

The effect of packing on the solid state fluorescent propensities of peptidic luminophores has been investigated. A series of peptides containing 6-nitro-coumarin-3-carboxylic acid and α-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) has been synthesized to study the structure–property relationship and stimuli responsive emission properties of the luminophores. In spite of the presence of a coumarin chromophore, peptide 2 exhibits no solid state fluorescence. The alkyl chains of Aib affect the solid state molecular packing modes and optoelectronic properties significantly. However, the fluorescence microscopy confirmed the change of blue fluorescence of peptide 3 in crystal and in amorphous states. The X-ray crystallography sheds some light on the molecular orientation, packing and the diverse degree of π–π stacking orbital overlap of adjacent coumarin chromophores of the peptide 3. Irrespective of coumarin chromophore, the peptides exhibit different packing-induced solid state emission properties varying from one peptide to another, which highlights the effect of Aib side chains.

Graphical abstract: Packing-induced solid-state fluorescence and thermochromic behavior of peptidic luminophores

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Oct 2016
Accepted
25 Oct 2016
First published
23 Dec 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 389-395

Packing-induced solid-state fluorescence and thermochromic behavior of peptidic luminophores

A. Pramanik and D. Haldar, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 389 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA24799G

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