Tetraphosphonic acid functionalized perylenediimide derivative: Synthesis and pH dependent photophysical properties

Abstract

The synthesis of phosphonic acid functionalized perylene diimide (PDI) molecular architecture has been demonstrated via functionalization at imide position. UV-Vis absorption and fluorescence emission spectroscopic techniques have been employed to investigate the photophysical properties of the novel PDI derivative at different pH (2 to 11). These results demonstrate the fascinating photophysical characteristics based on change in pH from 7 to 2 and 7 to 11 in aqueous medium.