Chemistry Letters, Vol.42, No.4, 401-403, 2013
Synthesis and Properties of Disiloxane-bridged Cyclophanes Bearing Heteroaromatics
Disiloxane-bridged cyclophanes 1-3 bearing heteroaromatics were successfully synthesized. Among them, 3 afforded pronounced excimer fluorescence as well as monomer fluorescence in contrast with 1 and 2. The excimer formation in 3 is accomplished by the flexibility of disiloxane linkages and the relatively long lifetime of the excited singlet state.