A Computational-Experimental Approach to Unravel the Excited State Landscape in Heavy-Atom Free BODIPY-Related Dyes

We performed a time-gated laser-spectroscopy study in a set of heavy-atom free single BODIPY fluorophores, supported by accurate, excited-state computational simulations of the key low-lying excited states in these chromophores. Despite the strong fluorescence of these emitters, we observed a signif...

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Autores: Rebollar, Esther, Bañuelos, Jorge, Moya Cerero, Santiago de la, Eng, Julien, Penfold, Thomas, Garcia-Moreno, Inmaculada
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/72221
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72221
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:547
BODIPY dyes
delayed fluorescence
reverse intersystem crossing
CC2 calculations
laser spectroscopy
Química orgánica (Química)
2306 Química Orgánica
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Sumario:We performed a time-gated laser-spectroscopy study in a set of heavy-atom free single BODIPY fluorophores, supported by accurate, excited-state computational simulations of the key low-lying excited states in these chromophores. Despite the strong fluorescence of these emitters, we observed a significant fraction of time-delayed (microseconds scale) emission associated with processes that involved passage through the triplet manifold. The accuracy of the predictions of the energy arrangement and electronic nature of the low-lying singlet and triplet excited states meant that an unambiguous assignment of the main deactivation pathways, including thermally activated delayed fluorescence and/or room temperature phosphorescence, was possible. The observation of triplet state formation indicates a breakthrough in the “classic” interpretation of the photophysical properties of the renowned BODIPY and its derivatives.