Melt-induced fluorescent signature in a simple naphthalenediimide

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Jul 21;46(27):4881-3. doi: 10.1039/c0cc00865f. Epub 2010 Jun 11.

Abstract

The synthesis and fluorescence properties of a naphthalenediimide ditosylate are presented. The fluorescence is highly solvent and morphology dependent with a dramatic change in fluorescence output occurring following melting from a crystalline form. This observation is attributed to thermal disruption of the crystal structure allowing the formation of emissive dimers within the amorphous melt.