TY - THES A1 - Merz, Julia T1 - C-H Borylation: A Route to Novel Pyrenes and Perylenes and the Investigation of their Excited States and Redox Properties T1 - C-H Borylierung: Eine Route zu neuen Pyrenen und Perylenen und die Untersuchung der angeregten Zustände und Redoxeigenschaften N2 - Pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) that has very interesting photophysical properties which make it suitable for a broad range of applications. The 2,7-positions of pyrene are situated on nodal planes in both the HOMO and LUMO. Hence, electrophilic reactions take place at the 1-, 3-, 6-, and 8-positions. The goal of this project was to develop novel pyrene derivatives substituted at the 2- and 2,7-positions, with very strong donors or/and acceptors, to achieve unprecedented properties and to provide a deeper understanding of how to control the excited states and redox properties. For that reason, a julolidine-type moiety was chosen as a very strong donor, giving D-π and D-π-D systems and, with Bmes2 as a very strong acceptor, D-π-A system. These compounds exhibit unusual photophysical properties such as emission in the green region of the electromagnetic spectrum in hexane, whereas all other previously reported pyrene derivatives substituted at the 2,7-positions show blue luminescence. Furthermore, spectroelectrochemical measurements suggest very strong coupling between the substituents at the 2,7-positions of pyrene in the D-π-D system. Theoretical studies show that these properties result from the very strong julolidine-type donor and Bmes2 acceptor coupling efficiently to the pyrene HOMO-1 and LUMO+1, respectively. Destabilization of the former and stabilization of the latter lead to an orbital shuffle between HOMO and HOMO 1, and LUMO and LUMO+1 of pyrene. Consequently, the S1 state changes its nature sufficiently enough to gain higher oscillator strength, and the photophysical and electrochemical properties are then greatly influenced by the substituents. In another project, further derivatives were synthesized with additional acceptor moieties at the K-region of pyrene. These target derivatives exhibit strong bathochromically shifted absorption maxima (519-658 nm), which is a result of the outstanding charge transfer character introduced into the D-π-D pyrene system through the additional acceptor moiety at the K-region. Moreover, emission in the red to NIR region with an emission maximum at 700 nm in CH2Cl2 is detected. The excited state lives unusual long for K-region substituted pyrenes; however, such a lifetime is rather typical for 2,7-substituted pyrene derivatives. The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon perylene, especially perylene diimide, has received considerable attention in recent years and has found use in numerous applications such as dyes, pigments and semiconductors. Nevertheless, it is of fundamental importance to understand how to modulate the electronic and photophysical properties of perylene depending on the specific desired application. Perylenes without carboxyimide groups at the peri positions are much less well studied due to the difficulties in functionalizing the perylene core directly. In particular, only ortho heteroatom substituted perylenes have not been reported thus far (exception: (Bpin)4-Per was already reported by Marder and co-workers). Thus, the effect of substituents on the ortho positions of the perylene core has not been investigated. Two perylene derivatives were synthesized that bear four strong diphenylamine donor or strong Bmes2 acceptor moieties at the ortho positions. These compounds represent the first examples of perylenes substituted only at the ortho positions with donors or acceptors. The investigations show that the photophysical and electronic properties of these derivatives are unique and different compared to the well-studied perylene diimides. Thus, up to four reversible reductions or oxidations are possible, which is unprecedented for monomeric perylenes. Furthermore, the photophysical properties of these two ortho-substituted derivatives are unusual compared to reported perylenes on many regards. Thus, large Stokes shifts are obtained, and the singlet excited state of these derivatives lives remarkably long with intrinsic lifetimes of up to 94 ns. In a cooperation with Dr. Gerard P. McGlacken at University College Cork in Ireland, different quinolones were borylated using an iridium catalyst system to study the electronic and steric effect of the substrates. It was possible to demonstrate that the Ir-catalyzed borylation with the dtbpy ligand allows the direct borylation of various 4-quinolones at the 6- and 7-positions. Thus, later stage functionalization is possible with this method and more highly functionalized quinolones are also compatible with this mild reaction conditions. N2 - Pyren ist ein polycyclischer aromatischer Kohlenwasserstoff (PAK) mit sehr interessanten photophysikalischen Eigenschaften, der sich daher für ein breites Anwendungsspektrum eignet. Die 2,7-Positionen von Pyren befinden sich sowohl im HOMO als auch im LUMO auf Knotenebenen. Daher finden elektrophile Reaktionen an den 1-, 3-, 6- und 8-Positionen statt. Das Ziel dieses Projekts war die Entwicklung neuer Pyrenderivate, die an den 2- und 2,7-Positionen substituiert sind und sehr starke Donoren oder / und Akzeptoren aufweisen, um beispiellose Eigenschaften zu erzielen und ein tiefgreifenderes Verständnis für die Steuerung der angeregten Zustände und Redoxzustände zu erhalten. Aus diesem Grund wurde die Julolidin-Einheit als sehr starker Donor gewählt um D-π und D-π-D -Systeme zu entwickeln und mit Bmes2 als sehr starker Akzeptor wurde ein D-π-A System entwickelt. Diese Verbindungen zeigen ungewöhnliche photophysikalische Eigenschaften wie die Emission im grünen Bereich des elektromagnetischen Spektrums in Hexan, während alle anderen zuvor beschriebenen Pyrenderivate, die an den 2,7-Positionen substituiert sind, blaue Lumineszenz zeigen. Darüber hinaus legen spektroelektrochemische Messungen eine unerwartet starke Kopplung zwischen den Substituenten an den 2,7-Positionen von Pyren im D-π-D-System nahe. Theoretische Studien zeigen, dass diese Eigenschaften aus der sehr starken Kopplung zwischen dem Julolidin-Donor und Bmes2-Akzeptor mit dem Pyren HOMO-1 bzw. LUMO + 1 resultieren. Die Destabilisierung des Ersteren und die Stabilisierung des Letzteren führen zu einem Orbital-Shuffle zwischen HOMO und HOMO-1 und LUMO und LUMO+1 von Pyren. Folglich ändert der S1-Zustand seinen Charakter ausreichend, um eine höhere Oszillatorstärke zu erzielen. Die photophysikalischen und elektrochemischen Eigenschaften werden damit stark von den Substituenten beeinflusst. In einem weiteren Projekt wurden weitere Derivate mit zusätzlichen Akzeptoreinheiten in der K-Region von Pyren synthetisiert. Alle Zielderivate weisen starke bathochrom verschobene Absorptionsmaxima (519-658 nm) auf, was auf den hervorragenden Ladungstransfercharakter zurückzuführen ist, der durch die zusätzliche Akzeptoreinheit in der K-Region in das D-π-D-Pyrensystem eingeführt wurde. Emission im Rot-NIR-Bereich mit einem Emissionsmaximum bei 700 nm in CH2Cl2 wurde sogar detektiert. Der angeregte Zustand ist ungewöhnlich langlebig für K-substituierte Pyrene, diese sind jedoch typisch für 2,7-substituierte Pyrenderivate. Der polycyclische aromatische Kohlenwasserstoff Perylen, insbesondere Perylendiimid, erlangte in den letzten Jahren beträchtliche Aufmerksamkeit und fand Verwendung in zahlreichen Anwendungen wie Farbstoffen, Pigmenten oder Halbleitern. Dennoch ist es von grundlegender Bedeutung zu verstehen, wie die elektronischen und photophysikalischen Eigenschaften von Perylen in Abhängigkeit von der spezifischen gewünschten Anwendung moduliert werden können. Perylene ohne Carboxyimidgruppen an den Peripositionen sind aufgrund der Schwierigkeiten bei der direkten Funktionalisierung des Perylenkerns bislang kaum untersucht worden. Ziel dieses Projektes war es den bisher unbekannten Einfluss von Substituenten auf die ortho-Positionen des Perylenkerns zu untersuchen. Es wurden zwei Perylenderivate synthetisiert, die an den ortho-Positionen vier starke Diphenylamin-Donor oder vier starke Bmes2-Akzeptor-Einheiten aufweisen. Diese Verbindungen stellen die ersten Beispiele für Perylene dar, die nur an den ortho-Positionen mit Donoren oder Akzeptoren substituiert sind. Die Untersuchungen zeigen, dass die photophysikalischen und elektronischen Eigenschaften dieser Derivate im Vergleich zu den gut untersuchten Perylendiimiden einzigartig sind. Somit sind bis zu vier reversible Reduktionen oder Oxidationen dieser Verbindungen möglich, was für monomere Perylene bisher beispiellos ist. Darüber hinaus sind die photophysikalischen Eigenschaften dieser beiden ortho-substituierten Derivate in vielerlei Hinsicht ungewöhnlich im Vergleich zu den bekannten Perylenen. Durch Substitution an den ortho-Positionen werden große Stokes-Verschiebungen erhalten und der Singulett-angeregte Zustand unserer Derivate ist mit intrinsischen Lebensdauern von bis zu 94 ns bemerkenswert lang. In Zusammenarbeit mit Dr. Gerard P. McGlacken vom University College Cork in Irland wurden verschiedene Quinolone mittels eines Iridium-Katalysatorsystems boryliert, um die elektronische und sterische Kontrolle der Substrate zu untersuchen. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass die Ir-katalysierte Borylierung mit dem dtbpy-Liganden die direkte Borylierung verschiedener 4-Quinolone in 6- und 7-Position ermöglicht. Somit ist mit dieser Methode eine spätere Funktionalisierung möglich, und höher funktionalisierte Quinolone sind mit diesen milden Reaktionsbedingungen auch kompatibel. KW - Pyren KW - Perylen KW - Pyrene KW - Perylene KW - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons KW - Fluorescene KW - PAK KW - Fluoreszenz KW - Borylierung Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-185226 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Merz, Viktor A1 - Merz, Julia A1 - Kirchner, Maximilian A1 - Lenhart, Julian A1 - Marder, Todd B. A1 - Krueger, Anke T1 - Pyrene-Based "Turn-Off" Probe with Broad Detection Range for Cu\(^{2+}\), Pb\(^{2+}\) and Hg\(^{2+}\) Ions JF - Chemistry—A European Journal N2 - Detection of metals in different environments with high selectivity and specificity is one of the prerequisites of the fight against environmental pollution with these elements. Pyrenes are well suited for the fluorescence sensing in different media. The applied sensing principle typically relies on the formation of intra- and intermolecular excimers, which is however limiting the sensitivity range due to masking of e. g. quenching effects by the excimer emission. Herein we report a highly selective, structurally rigid chemical sensor based on the monomer fluorescence of pyrene moieties bearing triazole groups. This sensor can quantitatively detect Cu\(^{2+}\), Pb\(^{2+}\) and Hg\(^{2+}\) in organic solvents over a broad concentrations range, even in the presence of ubiquitous ions such as Na\(^{+}\), K\(^{+}\), Ca\(^{2+}\) and Mg\(^{2+}\). The strongly emissive sensor's fluorescence with a long lifetime of 165 ns is quenched by a 1 : 1 complex formation upon addition of metal ions in acetonitrile. Upon addition of a tenfold excess of the metal ion to the sensor, agglomerates with a diameter of about 3 nm are formed. Due to complex interactions in the system, conventional linear correlations are not observed for all concentrations. Therefore, a critical comparison between the conventional Job plot interpretation, the method of Benesi-Hildebrand, and a non-linear fit is presented. The reported system enables the specific and robust sensing of medically and environmentally relevant ions in the health-relevant nM range and could be used e. g. for the monitoring of the respective ions in waste streams. KW - probes KW - fluorescence spectroscopy KW - pyrene KW - heavy metals KW - luminescence Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-256803 VL - 27 IS - 31 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Merz, Julia A1 - Dietz, Maximilian A1 - Vonhausen, Yvonne A1 - Wöber, Frederik A1 - Friedrich, Alexandra A1 - Sieh, Daniel A1 - Krummenacher, Ivo A1 - Braunschweig, Holger A1 - Moos, Michael A1 - Holzapfel, Marco A1 - Lambert, Christoph A1 - Marder, Todd B. T1 - Synthesis, Photophysical and Electronic Properties of New Red-to-NIR Emitting Donor-Acceptor Pyrene Derivatives JF - Chemistry - A European Journal N2 - We synthesized new pyrene derivatives with strong bis(para ‐methoxyphenyl)amine donors at the 2,7‐positions and n ‐azaacene acceptors at the K‐region of pyrene. The compounds possess a strong intramolecular charge transfer, leading to unusual properties such as emission in the red to NIR region (700 nm), which has not been reported before for monomeric pyrenes. Detailed photophysical studies reveal very long intrinsic lifetimes of >100 ns for the new compounds, which is typical for 2,7‐substituted pyrenes but not for K‐region substituted pyrenes. The incorporation of strong donors and acceptors leads to very low reduction and oxidation potentials, and spectroelectrochemical studies show that the compounds are on the borderline between localized Robin‐Day class‐II and delocalized Robin‐Day class‐III species. KW - orylation KW - K-region KW - luminescence KW - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons KW - redox Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-207486 VL - 26 IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Merz, Julia A1 - Dietrich, Lena A1 - Nitsch, Jörn A1 - Krummenacher, Ivo A1 - Braunschweig, Holger A1 - Moos, Michael A1 - Mims, David A1 - Lambert, Christoph A1 - Marder, Todd B. T1 - Synthesis, Photophysical and Electronic Properties of Mono‐, Di‐, and Tri‐Amino‐Substituted Ortho‐Perylenes, and Comparison to the Tetra‐Substituted Derivative JF - Chemistry – A European Journal N2 - We synthesized a series of new mono‐, di‐, tri‐ and tetra‐substituted perylene derivatives with strong bis(para‐methoxyphenyl)amine (DPA) donors at the uncommon 2,5,8,11‐positions. The properties of our new donor‐substituted perylenes were studied in detail to establish a structure‐property relationship. Interesting trends and unusual properties are observed for this series of new perylene derivatives, such as a decreasing charge transfer (CT) character with increasing number of DPA moieties and individual reversible oxidations for each DPA moiety. Thus, (DPA)‐Per possesses one reversible oxidation while (DPA)\(_{4}\)‐Per has four. The mono‐ and di‐substituted derivatives display unusually large Stokes shifts not previously reported for perylenes. Furthermore, transient absorption measurements of the new derivatives reveal an excited state with lifetimes of several hundred microseconds, which sensitizes singlet oxygen with quantum yields of up to 0.83. KW - borylation KW - intersystem crossing KW - luminescence KW - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon KW - triarylamine Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-217835 VL - 26 IS - 52 SP - 12050 EP - 12059 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kole, Goutam Kumar A1 - Merz, Julia A1 - Amar, Anissa A1 - Fontaine, Bruno A1 - Boucekkine, Abdou A1 - Nitsch, Jörn A1 - Lorenzen, Sabine A1 - Friedrich, Alexandra A1 - Krummenacher, Ivo A1 - Košćak, Marta A1 - Braunschweig, Holger A1 - Piantanida, Ivo A1 - Halet, Jean-François A1 - Müller-Buschbaum, Klaus A1 - Marder, Todd B. T1 - 2- and 2,7-substituted para-N-methylpyridinium pyrenes: syntheses, molecular and electronic structures, photophysical, electrochemical, and spectroelectrochemical properties and binding to double-stranded (ds) DNA JF - Chemistry - A European Journal N2 - Two N-methylpyridinium compounds and analogous N-protonated salts of 2- and 2,7-substituted 4-pyridyl-pyrene compounds were synthesised and their crystal structures, photophysical properties both in solution and in the solid state, electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical properties were studied. Upon methylation or protonation, the emission maxima are significantly bathochromically shifted compared to the neutral compounds, although the absorption maxima remain almost unchanged. As a result, the cationic compounds show very large apparent Stokes shifts of up to 7200 cm\(^{-1}\). The N-methylpyridinium compounds have a single reduction at ca. −1.5 V vs. Fc/Fc\(^+\) in MeCN. While the reduction process was reversible for the 2,7-disubstituted compound, it was irreversible for the mono-substituted one. Experimental findings are complemented by DFT and TD-DFT calculations. Furthermore, the N-methylpyridinium compounds show strong interactions with calf thymus (ct)-DNA, presumably by intercalation, which paves the way for further applications of these multi-functional compounds as potential DNA-bioactive agents. KW - inorganic chemistry KW - viologens KW - chromophores KW - luminescent KW - pyrenes KW - pyridinium Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-256642 VL - 27 IS - 8 ER -