Excitation wavelength-dependent multi-coloured and white-light emissive pyrene-based hydrazones: suppression of Kasha's rule

Multi-coloured and white-light emissions from pyrene-based hydrazones are described. They exhibit excitation wavelength-dependent emissions in solution due to the suppression of Kasha's rule. Interestingly, in dimethylformamide, 1-3 emit light that covers all the regions of primary colours as a function of excitation wavelength, and 1 and 2 emit white light (lambda ex = 420 nm) in isopropanol. Multi-coloured and white-light emissions from pyrene-based hydrazones are described.

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This paper describes the multi-coloured and white-light emissions observed from pyrene-based hydrazones. The emissions in solution are dependent on the excitation wavelength due to the suppression of Kasha's rule.