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Constructing Thioether/Vinyl Sulfide-tethered Helical Peptides Via Photo-induced Thiol-ene/yne Hydrothiolation
Published on: August 1, 2018
Alkylated Aromatic Thioethers with Aggregation-Induced Emission Properties-Assembly and Photophysics
Steffen Riebe1, Marco Saccone1, Jacqueline Stelzer1
1Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 7, 45117, Essen, Germany.
Abstract:
In this contribution, we present the synthesis and self-assembly of alkylated thioethers with interesting photophysical properties. To this end, the emission, absorption and excitation spectra in organic solvents and as aggregates in water were measured as well as the corresponding photoluminescence quantum yields and lifetimes. The aggregates in aqueous media were visualized and measured using transmission electron microscopy. Besides that, crystal structures of selected compounds allowed a detailed discussion of the structure-property relationship. Furthermore, the mesomorphic behavior was investigated using polarized optical microscopy (POM) as well as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
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