Table 1 Photophysical parameters of NHC-based luminescent radicals 3ac and 4ac in THF

From: A platform for blue-luminescent carbon-centered radicals

Radical

λex (nm)

λem (nm)

τ (ns)

Φf (%)

3aI

376

529

6.9

33.1

3aII

377

520

4.3

24.8

3aIII

364

463

4.4

32.6

3aIV

372

460

3.6

23.8

3bI

375

490

6.1

32.7

3bII

376

499

6.5

36.8

3bIII

370

444

3.5

10.4

3bIV

370

464

3.4

14.3

3cI

370

484

5.1

1.5

4a

365

482

8.1

6.5

4b

372

470

7.2

13.4

4c

376

469

5.8

0.1