Synthesis and properties of a luminescent organic material with triphenylamine and pentiptycene units

A donor–bridge–donor compound for blue light-emitting with triphenylamine as donor and pentiptycene derivative units as bridge was synthesized via Sonogashira reaction. The chemical structure was confirmed by NMR and MALDI-TOF MS. It emits blue light peaked at 442 nm with a FWHM of 59 nm in CH 2Cl 2. Fluorescent quantum efficiency in THF is 82% relative to 9,10-diphenylanthracene. A slight hypsochromic shift was found in its drop-cast film. Cyclic voltammetry revealed that it has high HOMO level corresponding to hole transporting character.