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Two‐photon excitation of bright diaza[4]helicenes for isotropic and circularly polarized emission

Published inChemistry, e202501212
First online date2025-04-22
Abstract

Helicenes are chiral organic dyes that are attracting growing attention due to the high tunability of their (chir)optical and electronic properties. In this work, a series of functionalized cationic diaza[4]helicenes based on dimethoxyquinacridinium (DMQA) scaffolds are presented. By merging branched N-alkyl side chains and triple para-functionalization with OMe groups, structures combine improved chiroptical responses (5x increase) and strong fluorescence quantum yields (φf ≈ 70% in acetonitrile). An overall improved efficiency of the emission of circularly polarized light with BCPL values reaching 3.4 M-1 cm-1 is obtained. Additionally, two-photon excitation (2PE) studies were performed, showing good values of cross section at 810 nm. Interestingly, 2PE CPL spectra were acquired for the most performant derivatives (N-isopropyl and N-cyclohexyl); this type of measurement being usually challenging for organic molecular species. Finally, the viability of these compounds in single and two-photon excitation microscopy is also shown.

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  • Bright fluorophores
  • Chiroptical properties
  • Microscopy
  • Two-photon excitation
  • Circularly polarized luminescence
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FABRI, Bibiana et al. Two‐photon excitation of bright diaza[4]helicenes for isotropic and circularly polarized emission. In: Chemistry, 2025, p. e202501212. doi: 10.1002/chem.202501212
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