Star-shaped, nonlinear optical molecular glass bearing 2-(3-cyano-4-{4-[ethyl-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-phenyl}-5-oxo-1-{4-[4-(3-oxo-3-phenyl-propenyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-1,5-dihydro-pyrrol-2-ylidene)-malononitrile

Min Ju Cho, Sang Kyu Lee, Dong Hoon Choi, Jung Il Jin

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)335-342
Number of pages8
JournalDyes and Pigments
Volume77
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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

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