Syntheses and photophysical properties of BF2 complexes of curcumin analogues
Syntheses and photophysical properties of BF2 complexes of curcumin analogues
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姜黄素类似物BF2配合物的合成及光物理性质
DOI:
10.1039/c3ob42201a
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发表时间:
2014-01-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Jiao, Lijuan
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作者:
Bai, Guifeng;Yu, Changjiang;Jiao, Lijuan
Stable tetracoordinated organoboron complexes as classic fluorescent molecules have found various applications in material and medical sciences. A new class of curcumin-BF2 complexes has been prepared from the condensation of 2,2-difluoro-1,3-dioxaborylpentadione with a variety of aldehydes and its photophysical properties were characterized. Systematic variations were observed in the absorption spectra of these curcumin-BF2 dyes in solutions, which are well correlated with their structural features, including characteristics of the aromatic groups and presence of a para electron-donating substituent. Strong fluorescence that is tunable from 500 to 800 nm via variation of the polarity of the solvent and a moderate to good fluorescence quantum yield ranging from 0.24 to 0.58 in dichloromethane were observed in curcumin-BF2 complexes 1. By contrast, their asymmetrical analogue, curcumin-BF2 complexes 3 exhibit much lower fluorescence quantum yields. Besides their excellent photostabilities, these curcumin-BF2 dyes also show singlet oxygen generating capabilities.