The title compound, C18H18O2, which exhibits blue emission in the solid state, is an intermediate in the preparation of liquid crystals and polymers. The molecule is located on an inversion centre. In the crystal, ...

The squaraine dye bis(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)squaraine (SqH) was earlier reported to form J-type dimer aggregates in acetonitrile solutions at higher concentrations. Subsequent studies have suggested that concentration-dependent ...

The creation of stimuli-responsive materials offers considerable challenges in the area of material science. The use of light as all external stimulus has particular advantages because it can bring about rapid transformations ...

A novel class of dialkylanthracene containing squaraine dyes (Sq1-3) possessing intense absorption and emission in the NIR region has been synthesized. Structural and electronic features investigated using DFT methods ...

Interaction of light with electron donor−acceptor π-conjugated systems leading to intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) plays an essential role in transformation of light energy. Here the cascade of photoinduced ICT processes ...

The synthesis and study of the liquid crystalline, photophysical, and aggregation behavior of novel octupolar oxadiazole derivatives are reported. These molecules formed columnar mesophases at elevated temperatures Which ...

Synthesis, thermo-optical and glass forming properties of a series of photoresponsive luminescent mesogenic materials containing a butadiene moiety linked to a cholesterol group (CBIN, CBIN8 and CBIN12) as well as colour ...

A series of symmetrical bolaamphiphiles possessing a diphenylbutadiene core and glucopyranoside head groups linked together by oligomethylene spacers, were synthesized and their thermotropic liquid crystalline properties ...

Novel glycoconjugated squaraine dyes were synthesized, which exhibited excellent internalization in tumor cells and are potent fluorogenic imaging probes for tumor selective optical imaging.