We present the first example of a multi-resonant thermally activated delayed fluorescent (MR-TADF) extended helicene, Hel-DiDiKTa. This S-shaped double helicene exhibits sky-blue emission, a singlet-triplet energy gap, Delta E-ST, of 0.15 eV and narrow emission at a peak maximum of 473 nm with a full-width at half-maximum of 44 nm in toluene. The MR-TADF character is confirmed by the small degree of positive solvatochromism and temperature-dependent increase in intensity of the delayed emission. The chiroptical properties of the separated enantiomers are similar to other large helicenes with comparable dissymmetry values, but with the added benefit of MR-TADF. (P)-Hel-DiDiKTa is stable towards enantiomerization, with a Gibbs free energy of activation for enantiomerization (Delta G(e)(double dagger)) of 31 +/- 2 kcal mol(-1) at 298 K, a value similar to other reported double helicenes. (P)-Hel-DiDiKTa is also thermally stable, with a 5% weight loss at 399 degrees C revealed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Thus, this study further strengthens the burgeoning area of chiral TADF emitters for use in cutting-edge optoelectronic and photocatalytic molecules and materials.

An S-shaped double helicene showing both multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence and circularly polarized luminescence

Zinna, Francesco;
2022-01-01

Abstract

We present the first example of a multi-resonant thermally activated delayed fluorescent (MR-TADF) extended helicene, Hel-DiDiKTa. This S-shaped double helicene exhibits sky-blue emission, a singlet-triplet energy gap, Delta E-ST, of 0.15 eV and narrow emission at a peak maximum of 473 nm with a full-width at half-maximum of 44 nm in toluene. The MR-TADF character is confirmed by the small degree of positive solvatochromism and temperature-dependent increase in intensity of the delayed emission. The chiroptical properties of the separated enantiomers are similar to other large helicenes with comparable dissymmetry values, but with the added benefit of MR-TADF. (P)-Hel-DiDiKTa is stable towards enantiomerization, with a Gibbs free energy of activation for enantiomerization (Delta G(e)(double dagger)) of 31 +/- 2 kcal mol(-1) at 298 K, a value similar to other reported double helicenes. (P)-Hel-DiDiKTa is also thermally stable, with a 5% weight loss at 399 degrees C revealed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Thus, this study further strengthens the burgeoning area of chiral TADF emitters for use in cutting-edge optoelectronic and photocatalytic molecules and materials.
2022
dos Santos, John Marques; Sun, Dianming; Moreno-Naranjo, Juan Manuel; Hall, David; Zinna, Francesco; Ryan, Seán T. J.; Shi, Wenda; Matulaitis, Tomas; ...espandi
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