1,1,4,4-Tetracyanobutadiene-Functionalized Anthracenes: Regioselectivity of Cycloadditions in the Synthesis of Small Near-IR Dyes

Clotilde Philippe, Anh Thy Bui, Sabrinah Batsongo-Boulingui, Ziemowit Pokladek, Katarzyna Matczyszyn, Olivier Mongin, Loïc Lemiègre, Frédéric Paul, Trevor A. Hamlin, Yann Trolez*

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Abstract

Two small 1,1,4,4-tetracyanobutadiene-functionalized chromophores were obtained by careful leverage of the regioselectivity of the cycloaddition reaction of tetracyanoethylene with anthracene-ynamide derivatives, inducing either a [2 + 2] or a [4 + 2] Diels-Alder process. DFT calculations unraveled the mechanism of the [2 + 2] cycloaddition-retroelectrocyclization reaction sequence with ynamides and elucidated the differing mechanisms in the two substrates. The synthesized dyes presented panchromatic absorption extending into the near-IR and far-red/near-IR photoluminescence in the solid state up to 1550 nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2007-2012
Number of pages6
JournalOrganic letters
Volume23
Issue number6
Early online date26 Feb 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Mar 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study is part of the project ANR JCJC Fluotet 17-CE07-0038-01 from the Agence Nationale pour la Recherche. A.T.B. and C.P. thank the Région Bretagne for funding postdoctoral and doctoral grants, respectively. PHC Polonium 37629XG (2017-2018) is aknowledged for funding. The authors would like to acknowledge Dr. Olivier Maury (Laboratoire de Chimie at ENS de Lyon) for access to the Horiba Jobin-Yvon fluorometers. Dr. François Riobé (Laboratoire de Chimie at ENS de Lyon) is also thanked for assistance with the corresponding measurements and fruitful discussions. T.A.H. thanks The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) for support.

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Funding

This study is part of the project ANR JCJC Fluotet 17-CE07-0038-01 from the Agence Nationale pour la Recherche. A.T.B. and C.P. thank the Région Bretagne for funding postdoctoral and doctoral grants, respectively. PHC Polonium 37629XG (2017-2018) is aknowledged for funding. The authors would like to acknowledge Dr. Olivier Maury (Laboratoire de Chimie at ENS de Lyon) for access to the Horiba Jobin-Yvon fluorometers. Dr. François Riobé (Laboratoire de Chimie at ENS de Lyon) is also thanked for assistance with the corresponding measurements and fruitful discussions. T.A.H. thanks The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) for support.

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Agence Nationale de la Recherche17-CE07-0038-01
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Région Bretagne

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