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4,5,5-Trimethyl-2,5-dihydrofuran-Based Electron-Withdrawing Groups for NIR-Emitting Push–Pull Dipolar Fluorophores

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posted on 2019-07-31, 21:14 authored by Maxime Rémond, Zheng Zheng, Erwann Jeanneau, Chantal Andraud, Yann Bretonnière, Sébastien Redon
In the context of molecular engineering of push–pull dipolar dyes, we introduce a structural modification of the well-known electron-accepting group 2-dicyanomethylidene-3-cyano-4,5,5-trimethyl-2,5-dihydrofuran (TCF). Introduction of a (benzo­[d]­thiazol-2-yl) moiety failed, and unexpected structures were obtained. On the other hand, phenylthio and phenylsulfonyl entities were successfully introduced at position 3 of the 2-(dicyanomethylidene)-2,5-dihydrofuran ring, giving access to new electron-acceptor groups and dipolar fluorophores displaying near-infrared emission in solution or in the solid state, brighter than their TCF analogues.

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