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Synfacts 2009(8): 0849-0849  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1217470
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Non-Covalent Assembly of Nonlinear Optical Chromophores

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Jason R. Cox
X.-H. Zhou, J. Luo, S. Huang, T.-D. Kim, Z. Shi, Y.-J. Cheng, S.-H. Jang, D. B. Knorr Jr., R. M. Overney, A. K. Y. Jen*
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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23 July 2009 (online)

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This paper describes the utility of arene-perfluoroarene interactions in the self-­assembly of electro-optic (EO) materials. The ­authors assess the increase in poling efficiency based on the arene unit employed. The resulting tetraene chromophores exhibit ultralarge EO coefficients along with concomitant thermal stability as a result of the strong interactions between arene and perfluoroarene moieties. The EO materials were synthesized in eight steps with an overall yield of ˜12%.