Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Fluorescein Esters as Potential Organic Semiconductor Materials.
Gamal A E MostafaAbu Syed MahajumiHaitham AlRabiahAdnan A KadiYang LuA F M Motiur RahmanPublished in: Journal of fluorescence (2021)
Fluorescein (1), a known fluorescent tracer in microscopy with high photophysical properties, was esterified to have fluorescein ethyl ester (2) and O-ethyl-fluorescein ethyl ester (3) in excellent yields. All of them were investigated for the photophysical and electrochemical properties as potential organic semiconductor materials. Absorptions and emission spectra were taken in various solvents, compound 2 showed emission maxima at λmax = 545 and compound 3 showed λmax = 550 nm. Optical band gap energy (Eg) was calculated for 1-3 and the values were found in between 2.34 - 2.39 eV. Possibility of shifting emission maxima was studied in various pH (5-9) buffers, and finally the thermal stability was examined using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Increasing of conjugation system of 2 and 3 were studied by HOMO and LUMO distributions of 1-3. Experimental results showed that compounds 2 and 3 have excellent photophysical and electrochemical properties hence can be used as excellent organic semiconductor materials.
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