Abstract
Novel, photocrosslinkable, star-shaped molecules have been synthesized by attaching a tricyanopyrroline (TCP)-based chromophore to 6-(4-{1,1-bis-[4-(5-carboxy-pentyloxy)-phenyl]-ethyl}-phenoxy)-hexanoic acid. The chromophore 2-(3-cyano-4-(4-diethylamino-phenyl)-5-oxo-1-{4-[4-(3-oxo-3-phenyl-propenyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-1,5-dihydro-pyrrol-2-ylidene)-malononitrile is a second-order nonlinear optical active compound and bears a chalcone moiety that is sensitive to UV light (λ = 320-350 nm) for 2π + 2π photocycloaddition. The resultant molecules exhibited good processability and showed 29-37 pm/V of the maximum electro-optic coefficient at 1300 nm.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 335-342 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Dyes and Pigments |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Cycloaddition
- Electro-optic effect
- Photocrosslinkable chromophore
- Star-shaped molecule
- Thermal stability
- Tricyano-pyrroline chromophore
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Process Chemistry and Technology