Development of Pyrene Embedded Luminophore via π‐linker: Room Temperature Phosphorescence (RTP) and Sensing towards Nitroaromatics (NACs)

Abstract A pyrene base luminophore was designed and synthesised under ambient conditions using [4+2] annulation. The synthesised probe PYINDP exhibits good optical properties and emits greenish blue, with high colour purity in solid, solution, and thin film phases. In solution, the CIE coordinates were found to be (0.20, 0.48), and for an aggregated state emitting deep green colour, the CIE values are (0.27, 0.65). Room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) is generated by the luminophore PYINDP, owing to the ISC process. Moreover, the emitter demonstrated an excellent limit of detection values in detecting nitroaromatics (NACs). Bio‐imaging studies on HEK, A549 cell lines were successfully carried out to verify the staining capability of PYINDP in biological systems.