KEY WORDSNonlinear Optics (NLO) / Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Coefficient (d33) / Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) / Perfluorobutylsulfonyl / Disazo Dye / Relaxation Behavior / Potential applications like optical communications and electrooptics have motivated researchers to flourish the area of nonlinear optics (NLO). 1 -4 To get a large second-order nonlinear optical coefficient (d 33 ), dyes terminated with strong electron-withdrawing and donating groups at both the ends of the molecule separated by a n-electron conjugated system find better position. 5 -9 Efforts are also being made to improve the relaxation behavior of the chromophore after poling. The strong electron-withdrawing nature of the perfluorobutylsulfonyl group has been reported in chromophore design for NLO. 10 -12 In our previous report, 13 disazo dyes having a perfluorobutylsulfonyl group doped in polycarbonate (PC) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) exhibited a large d 33 value and slow relaxation behavior.Based on these results, in this note, we wish to report second-order optical nonlinearity of novel methacrylate polymer with pendant perfluorobutylsulfonyl-substituted naphthylene disazo dye.
EXPERIMENTAL Preparations 4-[ 4-(Perfluorobutylsulf onyl)phenylazo ]-1-naphthylamine (2)To an 20ml acetone-water solution containing 750 mg (2 mmol) of 4-(perfluorobutylsulfonyl)aniline 1 was added cone. hydrochloric acid (0.5 ml, 6 mmol). After cooling the solution to 0°C, an aqueous solution (5 ml) of sodium nitrite (138 mg, 2 mmol) was added and stirred for 2 h. To this mixture was added an aqueous buffer solution of acetic acid-sodium acetate of 1-naphthylamine (284 mg, 2 mmol) and stirred for 2 hat -5°C. After the reaction was completed, the resulting precipitate was filtered, rinsed with water and dried. The obtained solid was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, CH2Cl 2 ), followed by recrystallization from chloroform-hexane. Yield 50%; mp 114-115°C; 1 H NMR (CDC1 3 ): fJ 4.92 (brs, 2H), 6.86 (d, J=8.2Hz, lH), lH), lH), 7.84 (d, J= 9.4Hz, lH), 8.06 (d, J=9.4Hz, lH), 8.16 (d, J=6.7Hz, t To whom correspondence should be addressed.
4-[ 4-[ 4-(Perfluorobutylsulfonyl)phenylazo ]naphthylazo ]-N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethylaniline (3)To an acetone-ethanol-water solution (2.0: 1.0: 0.5, 30ml) of 529mg of 2 (1 mmol) was added cone. hydrochloric acid (0.25 ml, 3 mmol). After cooling the solution between O and 5°C, an aqueous solution (5 ml) of sodium nitrite (69mg, 1 mmol) was added and stirred for 6 h. To this mixture was added an acetone solution (5 ml) of 2-(N-ethylanilino )ethanol (350 mg, 2 mmol) and stirred overnight at room temperature. After the reaction was completed, the resulting precipitate was washed with water and dried. The product was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, CH 2 Cl 2 ), followed by recrystallization from chloroform-hexane. Yield 30%; mp 130°C; 1 H NMR (CDC1 3 ): fJ 1.29 (t, J=6.4Hz, 3H), 1.63 (br, lH), 3.60 (q, J=6.4Hz, 2H), 3.66 (t, J=4.6Hz, 2H), 3.91 (t, J=4.6Hz, 2H), 6.87 (d, J=7.9Hz, 2H), 2H), 7.8...