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Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane‐pyrrolo[3,2‐ b ]pyrrole Hybrids: Solid‐State Structure and Crystallization‐Induced Enhanced Emission
Author(s) -
Hatanaka Sou,
Ono Toshikazu,
Yano Yoshio,
Gryko Daniel T.,
Hisaeda Yoshio
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemphotochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 2367-0932
DOI - 10.1002/cptc.201900192
Subject(s) - bathochromic shift , intermolecular force , borane , chemistry , molecule , pyrrole , photochemistry , crystallography , crystal structure , crystallization , acceptor , intramolecular force , hydrogen bond , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , fluorescence , physics , quantum mechanics , condensed matter physics
The work demonstrates that the quadrupolar nature of acceptor‐donor‐acceptor pyrrolo[3,2‐ b ]pyrrole systems can be substantially modified via the formation of boron‐nitrogen (B−N) bonds between peripheral CN groups and B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 . This coordination enables a strong bathochromic shift of emission for both the solid crystalline state as well as in certain solvents. The B−N complex, or co‐crystal, was effectively isolated from the reaction between a pyrrolo[3,2‐ b ]pyrrole with two cyanophenyl moieties and tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane (TPFB), which were mixed in non‐polar solvents or prepared via liquid‐assisted solid‐state synthesis in a ball mill. An investigation of the structure‐property relationship confirmed that the intermolecular B−N bond influences the bathochromic shift in the absorption and emission spectra and that crystallization‐induced emission enhancement was observed owing to the benefits of the molecular packing style and the intermolecular C−H⋅⋅⋅F interactions. The postsynthetic strategy involves hybridization of molecules on a molecular level, which should provide a variety of novel photofunctional materials.