Solid-State Fluorescence Behavior Induced by Photochemical Ring-Opening Reaction of 1,2-Bis(3-methyl-5-phenyl-2-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene

Abstract

Abstract Crystals consisting of the closed-ring form of 1,2-bis(3-methyl-5-phenyl-2-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene underwent a photochemical ring-opening reaction accompanying crystal fragmentation upon irradiation with visible light. The open-ring form crystal produced by the ring-opening reaction exhibited green fluorescence, whereas open-ring form crystals produced by recrystallization exhibit orange or yellow fluorescence depending on the polymorphic forms. The fluorescence quantum yield of the photogenerated open-ring form crystal was larger than that in n-hexane. The open-ring form exhibits different fluorescence colors depending on the intermolecular interaction in different states.