Photochemically assisted synthesis of phenacenes fluorinated at the terminal benzene rings and their electronic spectra

[n]Phenacenes ([n] = 5–7), octafluorinated at the terminal benzene rings (F8-phenacenes: F8PIC, F8FUL, and F87PHEN), were photochemically synthesized, and their electronic spectra were investigated to reveal the effects of the fluorination on the electronic features of phenacene molecules. F8-Phenac...

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Main Authors: Yuuki Ishii, Minoru Yamaji, Fumito Tani, Kenta Goto, Yoshihiro Kubozono, Hideki Okamoto
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Published: Beilstein-Institut 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.53
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author Yuuki Ishii
Minoru Yamaji
Fumito Tani
Kenta Goto
Yoshihiro Kubozono
Hideki Okamoto
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Minoru Yamaji
Fumito Tani
Kenta Goto
Yoshihiro Kubozono
Hideki Okamoto
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description [n]Phenacenes ([n] = 5–7), octafluorinated at the terminal benzene rings (F8-phenacenes: F8PIC, F8FUL, and F87PHEN), were photochemically synthesized, and their electronic spectra were investigated to reveal the effects of the fluorination on the electronic features of phenacene molecules. F8-Phenacenes were conveniently synthesized by the Mallory photoreaction of the corresponding fluorinated diarylethenes as the key step. Upon fluorination on the phenacene cores, the absorption and fluorescence bands of the F8-phenacenes in CHCl3 systematically red-shifted by ca. 3–5 nm compared to those of the corresponding parent phenacenes. The vibrational progressions of the absorption and fluorescence bands were little affected by the fluorination in the solution phase. In the solid state, the absorption band of F8-phenacenes appeared in the similar wavelength region for the corresponding parent phenacenes whereas their fluorescence bands markedly red-shifted and broadened. These observations suggest that the intermolecular interactions of excited-state F8-phenacene molecules are significantly different from those of the corresponding parent molecules, most likely due to different crystalline packing motifs.
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spelling doaj-art-669ba2bbfeaf4994900425590a42be6c2025-08-20T01:54:19ZengBeilstein-InstitutBeilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry1860-53972025-03-0121167067910.3762/bjoc.21.531860-5397-21-53Photochemically assisted synthesis of phenacenes fluorinated at the terminal benzene rings and their electronic spectraYuuki Ishii0Minoru Yamaji1Fumito Tani2Kenta Goto3Yoshihiro Kubozono4Hideki Okamoto5Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan Division of Molecular Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Gunma University, Ota, Gunma 373-0057, Japan Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan [n]Phenacenes ([n] = 5–7), octafluorinated at the terminal benzene rings (F8-phenacenes: F8PIC, F8FUL, and F87PHEN), were photochemically synthesized, and their electronic spectra were investigated to reveal the effects of the fluorination on the electronic features of phenacene molecules. F8-Phenacenes were conveniently synthesized by the Mallory photoreaction of the corresponding fluorinated diarylethenes as the key step. Upon fluorination on the phenacene cores, the absorption and fluorescence bands of the F8-phenacenes in CHCl3 systematically red-shifted by ca. 3–5 nm compared to those of the corresponding parent phenacenes. The vibrational progressions of the absorption and fluorescence bands were little affected by the fluorination in the solution phase. In the solid state, the absorption band of F8-phenacenes appeared in the similar wavelength region for the corresponding parent phenacenes whereas their fluorescence bands markedly red-shifted and broadened. These observations suggest that the intermolecular interactions of excited-state F8-phenacene molecules are significantly different from those of the corresponding parent molecules, most likely due to different crystalline packing motifs.https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.53fluorescencefluorinated aromaticsphenacenephotoreaction
spellingShingle Yuuki Ishii
Minoru Yamaji
Fumito Tani
Kenta Goto
Yoshihiro Kubozono
Hideki Okamoto
Photochemically assisted synthesis of phenacenes fluorinated at the terminal benzene rings and their electronic spectra
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
fluorescence
fluorinated aromatics
phenacene
photoreaction
title Photochemically assisted synthesis of phenacenes fluorinated at the terminal benzene rings and their electronic spectra
title_full Photochemically assisted synthesis of phenacenes fluorinated at the terminal benzene rings and their electronic spectra
title_fullStr Photochemically assisted synthesis of phenacenes fluorinated at the terminal benzene rings and their electronic spectra
title_full_unstemmed Photochemically assisted synthesis of phenacenes fluorinated at the terminal benzene rings and their electronic spectra
title_short Photochemically assisted synthesis of phenacenes fluorinated at the terminal benzene rings and their electronic spectra
title_sort photochemically assisted synthesis of phenacenes fluorinated at the terminal benzene rings and their electronic spectra
topic fluorescence
fluorinated aromatics
phenacene
photoreaction
url https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.53
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