Effect of phenyl ring torsional rigidity on the photophysical behavior of tetraphenylethylenes

DA Shultz, MA Fox

Index: Shultz, David A.; Fox, Marye Anne Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1989 , vol. 111, # 16 p. 6311 - 6320

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Abstract

Abstract: The synthesis and photochemical behavior of several members of the bis [n. 11 metacyclophanylidene series are presented. The properties of these compounds are compared to a model compound, tetra-3-tolylethylene. The photophysical properties of the tethered tetraphenylethylenes change dramatically with the length of hydrocarbon tethers connecting the gem-phenyl rings. From these changes in photophysical properties and ...