BODIPY-BODIPY dyad: assessing the potential as a viscometer for molecular and ionic liquids

A symmetrical BODIPY-BODIPY dyad with a diyne linker was prepared in two steps; the lifetime decay of this rotor appeared to correlate with the viscosity of the media, thus making this dyad a suitable small molecule viscometer for molecular solvents. The potential of using the rotor to probe the vis...

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Published in:RSC advances 2015-01, Vol.5 (25), p.19508-19511
Main Authors: Kimball, Joseph D, Raut, Sangram, Jameson, Laramie P, Smith, Nicholas W, Gryczynski, Zygmunt, Dzyuba, Sergei V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemistry
Correlation
Decay
Ionic liquids
Media
Rotors
Solvents
Viscometers
Viscosity
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Summary:A symmetrical BODIPY-BODIPY dyad with a diyne linker was prepared in two steps; the lifetime decay of this rotor appeared to correlate with the viscosity of the media, thus making this dyad a suitable small molecule viscometer for molecular solvents. The potential of using the rotor to probe the viscosity of ionic liquids was also investigated.
ISSN:2046-2069
2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/c4ra09757b