1,4,5-Tryaryl Triazole

A digital visualization of a complex organic molecule. The chemical structure is rendered against a black background with thin green lines representing carbon-carbon bonds. Atoms are labeled with white text: C for carbon, H for hydrogen, N for nitrogen (shown with light blue bonds), and O for oxygen (highlighted with red bonds). The molecule features a central heterocyclic core with three distinct aromatic or heterocyclic rings branching off in different directions, including a phenol group and a benzoxazole derivative.

Label: 1,4,5-Tryaryl Triazole
Artist: Yael Medley
Description: This is a 1,4,5-tryaryl triazole which is rotated to show that the aryl groups are twisted. This molecule can have two different hydrogen bonding conformations. The conformers fluoresce at different wavelengths and therefore have excitation dependent emission. This may be useful in creating white OLEDs. The structure shown is a non-hydrogen bonding conformation.
Type: DSLR
Artist Affiliation: Graduate Student
Department: Chemistry
Area of Research: Organic / Physical Chemistry
Date: 2020