Abstract
The synthesis of 2,7-bridged dicationic fluorenophanes consisting of benzimidazole, imidazole, and benzotriazole units and their absorption, photoluminescence, and electrochemical behavior are described.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors thank the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India, for financial assistance and the Department of Science and Technology–Funding for Infrastructure in Science and Technology for providing NMR facilities to the department. R. A. thanks CSIR, New Delhi, for a junior research fellowship.
Notes
a Measured in MeOH solution.