Solid-state fluorescent photophysics of some 2-substituted benzothiazoles

Abstract

The solid-state fluorescence properties of a series of benzothiazoles with phenyl, naphthalene, and coumarin moieties substituted at the 2-position have been investigated. The necessity for a 2′-OH substituent for fluorescence has been confirmed and the effects of further substitution in the 2-phenyl ring are reported.