Structure-property relationship of blue solid state emissive phenanthroimidazole derivatives.

Seven new derivatives of phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazole having differenet substituents at the 1st and the 2nd positions of the phenanthroimidazole moiety were synthesized and characterized. The comparative study of their properties was performed employing thermal, optical, electrochemical and photoelectrical measurements. The properties of the newly synthesized compounds were compared with those of earlier reported derivatives of phenanthroimidazole and several interesting new findings were disclosed.