Tris(S,S-dioxide)-trithiasumanene: strong fluorescence and cocrystal with 1,2,6,7,10,11-hexabutoxytriphenylene.

Xueqing HouYongtao ZhuYunke QinLichuan ChenXuexiang LiHao-Li ZhangWei XuDaoben ZhuXiangfeng Shao

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2018)

Thiophene rings in trithiasumanene (1) are oxidized regioselectively to form tris(S,S-dioxide)-trithiasumanene (3). Compound 3 displays strong indigo fluorescence in both solution and the solid state, and forms a 1 : 1 cocrystal with HBT to give a yellow emission in crystalline form.

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solid state
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energy transfer
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ionic liquid