New push-pull polyene chromophores containing a Michler's base donor and a tricyanofuran acceptor: multicomponent condensation, allopolar isomerism and large optical nonlinearity

Jingdong Luo*, Francis Lin, Zhong'an Li, Ming Li, Tae-Dong Kim, Sei-Hum Jang, Alex K.-Y. Jen*

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    Abstract

    The high chemo-selectivity of bis-aldehydes for condensation with both basic and acidic active methylene compounds facilitates a one-pot, three-component reaction to produce dipolar polyene chromophores as the major products for electro-optics.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2230-2234
    JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry C
    Volume5
    Issue number9
    Online published9 Feb 2017
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Mar 2017

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