Highly efficient blue solid emitters and tautomerization-induced ON/OFF fluorescence switching based on structurally simple 3(5)-phenol-1H-pyrazoles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Nov 1;52(89):13128-13131. doi: 10.1039/c6cc07300j.

Abstract

3(5)-Phenyl-1H-pyrazoles are employed in this study to develop highly efficient organic crystalline solids with deep-blue ESIPT fluorescence as well as provide novel experimental insight into the mechanism of ESIPT fluorescence and generate an intriguing fluorescence "ON/OFF" switching.