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Synthesis of pH Dependent Pyrazole, Imidazole, and Isoindolone Dipyrrinone Fluorophores using a Claisen-Schmidt Condensation Approach
Published on: June 10, 2021
Photophysical processes of some benzimidazole derivatives
Zhaobin Chen1, Caihong Zhang, Liheng Feng
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, PR China. zchen@sxu.edu.cn
Abstract:
The photophysical properties of N-(alpha-naphthyl)-benzimidazole (alpha-NABI), N-(beta-naphthyl)-benzimidazole (beta-NABI) and N-(alpha-pyridyl)-benzimidazole (alpha-PYBI) were studied and alpha-NYBI exhibit intramolecular charge transfer fluorescence in polar solvents. The fluorescence of benzimidazoles can be quenched by acetic acid and the existence of exciplexes was observed between the benzimidazole derivatives and acetic acid. Particularly, the maximum emission peak of solution of alpha-PYBI in mixed solvent, ether and acetic acid, presents obvious red-shift with the increase of concentration of acetic acid in the mixed solvent.
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