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Loyola University Chicago

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2013

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The Rich Chemistry Of Cyclotriveratrylene (Ctv) And Ct-Inspired Reactions: Anthracenes With Organic Light-Emitting Diode (Oled) Applications And The Discovery Of Cascade Reactions, Samuel Sarsah Jan 2013

The Rich Chemistry Of Cyclotriveratrylene (Ctv) And Ct-Inspired Reactions: Anthracenes With Organic Light-Emitting Diode (Oled) Applications And The Discovery Of Cascade Reactions, Samuel Sarsah

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Cyclotriveratrylene (CTV) is a supramolecular scaffold with applications in host-guest chemistry, analytical detection, drug delivery and liquid crystals. We have discovered that CTV rearranges to a highly functionalized anthracene derivative that is ideal for the synthesis of 9,10-disubstituted anthracene derivatives that are useful for the construction of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Several diaryl anthracene derivatives have been synthesized and analyzed, and were found to have excellent electroluminescent properties, including one analog that exhibits an exceptionally high quantum yield. Red, green and blue are the primary colors needed for full color display, but blue fluorescence emitting organic compounds used in OLEDs …