Substituent Effects on the Photophysical Properties of a Series of 8(<i>meso</i>)-Pyridyl-BODIPYs: A Computational Analysis of the Experimental Data
Recently, a series of 8(<i>meso</i>)-pyridyl-BODIPYs (2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, and 4-pyridyl) and their 2,6-substituted derivatives were synthesized and their structure and photophysical properties were studied both experimentally and computationally. One of the main observed trends was tha...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Physchem |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7167/4/4/34 |
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| Summary: | Recently, a series of 8(<i>meso</i>)-pyridyl-BODIPYs (2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, and 4-pyridyl) and their 2,6-substituted derivatives were synthesized and their structure and photophysical properties were studied both experimentally and computationally. One of the main observed trends was that the 2-pyridyl-BODIPYs were consistently less fluorescent than their 3-pyridyl and 4-pyridyl analogs, regardless of the 2,6-substituents. Herein, we extend our previous computational studies and model not only the ground but also the excited states of the entire series of previously synthesized <i>meso</i>-pyridyl-BODIPYs with the aim of explaining the observed differences in the emission quantum yields. To better understand the trends and the effect of 2- and 2,6-substitution on the photophysical and electron-density-related properties, we also model the ground and excited states of BODIPYs that were not synthesized experimentally, however represent a logical part of the series. We calculate a variety of molecular properties and propose that the experimentally observed low quantum yields for all 2-pyridyl-BODIPYs could be due to the very flat potential energy surfaces with respect to the rotation of the 2-pyridyl ring in the excited states, and the stability of a non-planar and significantly less fluorescent <i>meso</i>-2-pyridyl-BODIPY structure. |
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| ISSN: | 2673-7167 |